Gopher Guts and Bunny Eared Rhinos
Mar. 16th, 2004 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
saifaiMy hubby has an amazing knack for telling stories. I recall quite vividly a few choice pieces he told me when we were dating. There was one story in particular that he told me. It was a sad tale of an experience he had while working at a local golf course. He's told me that there was this man he'd met on the green, while doing is work that had a heart attack. [insert tears] Yup. He seemed so upset by this and I was quite moved.
A couple weeks later the subject comes up again and I find out it's a different story. Now he tells me I misunderstood him. There was no middle-aged man who had a heart attack and died right in front of him. It was a gopher. And he blew it up. Gopher guts all over the green.
Yeah. Because those are so closely related.
I've brought this up from time to time over the years, just to let him know I haven't forgotten this tall tale he used to garner my sympathy. He's also changed the story again from time to time. The latest version had been that he was blowing up gophers and one of the explosions caused a man to have a heart attack. And died in front of him. (Yes, the man again returned to the story).
We're out to lunch today, and we're just talking nonsense really. Haven't had a lot of time together since he's been working so hard trying to get his business project to go through. I'd told him about the concept of plot bunnies. He kinda quarked an eyebrow at me and said his are more like plot rhinos. Of course, this brought to mind a vivid picture of a rhinocerous with fuzzy bunny ears on its head. o_O
Anyway, the subject of my new computer comes up. We've been talking about it for awhile now. He'd seen something that we can get custom built to my specifications, and I'll pay for it with monthly payments. I would be able to upgrade for no additional cost as I need it. Cool. Also, I can afford that on my meager online income and still have money left over to buy the outgrageously expensive ink for my printer. Neato.
Then he showed me a computer from Dell, with custom upgrades. More expensive than the other one, but oh so cool. I would save my money and try for that one. I'll just have to wait longer to get it. Not a problem.
At lunch today, he brings up the monthly payment computer again. I said, "No, honey I told you I wanted the Dell instead." He looks at me like I've got bunny ears growing out of my head and says, "No, it comes with a Dell monitor. The case is Toshiba." Huh? I'm completely lost now. I get him to explain to me. Apparently, he'd showed me the Dell to give me an idea of what I'd be getting from this other place. So I ask, "Is this like that gopher story?"
He just laughs, because he knows exactly why I'm bringing that up. Then he gets serious a moment and says, "You know it was actually a whistle pig."
SMACK!
A couple weeks later the subject comes up again and I find out it's a different story. Now he tells me I misunderstood him. There was no middle-aged man who had a heart attack and died right in front of him. It was a gopher. And he blew it up. Gopher guts all over the green.
Yeah. Because those are so closely related.
I've brought this up from time to time over the years, just to let him know I haven't forgotten this tall tale he used to garner my sympathy. He's also changed the story again from time to time. The latest version had been that he was blowing up gophers and one of the explosions caused a man to have a heart attack. And died in front of him. (Yes, the man again returned to the story).
We're out to lunch today, and we're just talking nonsense really. Haven't had a lot of time together since he's been working so hard trying to get his business project to go through. I'd told him about the concept of plot bunnies. He kinda quarked an eyebrow at me and said his are more like plot rhinos. Of course, this brought to mind a vivid picture of a rhinocerous with fuzzy bunny ears on its head. o_O
Anyway, the subject of my new computer comes up. We've been talking about it for awhile now. He'd seen something that we can get custom built to my specifications, and I'll pay for it with monthly payments. I would be able to upgrade for no additional cost as I need it. Cool. Also, I can afford that on my meager online income and still have money left over to buy the outgrageously expensive ink for my printer. Neato.
Then he showed me a computer from Dell, with custom upgrades. More expensive than the other one, but oh so cool. I would save my money and try for that one. I'll just have to wait longer to get it. Not a problem.
At lunch today, he brings up the monthly payment computer again. I said, "No, honey I told you I wanted the Dell instead." He looks at me like I've got bunny ears growing out of my head and says, "No, it comes with a Dell monitor. The case is Toshiba." Huh? I'm completely lost now. I get him to explain to me. Apparently, he'd showed me the Dell to give me an idea of what I'd be getting from this other place. So I ask, "Is this like that gopher story?"
He just laughs, because he knows exactly why I'm bringing that up. Then he gets serious a moment and says, "You know it was actually a whistle pig."
SMACK!
