Humor of the Day: Spell It for Me

I already know there is no way that this post can possibly due justice to the conversation I just had with my mother. This conversation did not make me smile nor did it make me laugh.
It made me HOWL in hysterics. In fact, my laughing caused such a commotion that Lauren came downstairs to see what was going on (was there a mouse downstairs?) and Ed, in typical Ed fashion, put his earplugs in so he could tune me out and watch whatever it was he was watching on the computer.

As part of the weekly conversation with my mom, I mentioned that the Senior Prom drama with Lauren had begun: we had started shopping, the kids were picking limos and party buses. And already, there was lots of drama.

"What kind of drama can there be with a prom?" she wanted to know. I explained that Lauren's friends had gotten a party bus ("Are you sure that is safe?"), there were kids on the waiting list ("How much does each kid pay for this bus?") and that Lauren thought her party bus was filled with a lot of "boring" kids ("What kind of kids?")

Again, I repeated "BORING kids" to which she replied "I'm still not understanding you."

BORING kids-- you know - kids that aren't as fun as other kids.

"I can't catch what you are saying. I told you I have been having trouble hearing lately."

BORING...BORING...when someone isn't fun...BORING.

"Can you spell it for me?"

Of course, at this point, I am starting to laugh louder and each time I tried to spell the word boring, I got no further than the "b-o" and would then convulse into laughter.

"I am still not getting what you are spelling...keep spelling it"

"B-O-R"......and again, I would begin to gasp for air as I tried to continue spelling.

After about the 3rd attempt, my mom said "Oh, BLIND kids...her party bus is full of BLIND kids?"

"WHHHHHAATTTTT? Where did you get that? I did not say blind. Why would Lauren's bus be filled with blind kids?" Her friends are not Helen Keller and she does not attend a school for the visually impaired."

Next week, I think I'll try a Skype session with my mom and revert to sign language....it can only improve our communication .... lol