It's amazing what they're doing with lasers these days, or "D'oh!" Moments

OK, so at the end of a long weekend during which we both worked our little buns off, hubby and I were at the laundromat last night, which is attached to a gas station. While our clothes are doing their fluff-and-tumble, he wanders over into the gas station to look around. He wanders back and says to me, in all seriousness, “Did you know that Berghoff is the original laser beer?”

I thought of the Berghoff logo and suggested that perhaps what he thought was an “s” was really a “g,” and that “lager” might make more sense in that context. “Go back and look again, dear.” Which he did – and returned to report that I was right. Sheesh – and I don’t even drink beer. But as he admitted, he was tired.

Anybody else have a similar trivial moment of incoherence they’d like to share?

Here’s another: Once in his single days, hubby was visiting the zoo with some friends, one of whom had brought his girlfriend, who was, shall we say, a few Shriners short of a convention. They were taking a break in the picnic area when this girl said, “Let’s go see the ‘dang-GARE-oos’ next.” Everybody went “Huh?” She said, “They’re right over there,” and pointed to the sign: CAUTION – THESE ANIMALS ARE DANGEROUS.

I myself have never done anything like this. :fingers crossed behind back:

Your turn!

what the #$%^ is a laser beer???

I think your hubby made that one up - well, he must have made up the fact that it really happened. I know this joke in at least three languages.

Hmmm, this is interesting. Coldfire, I assure you that hubby is not given to taking jokes and telling them as if they happened to him. He’s just too straight (and transparent) for that. I e-mailed him to ask for details and got this reply:

I’m curious, Coldfire (at the risk of hijacking my own thread): what are the versions you heard?

Less filling
Tastes great
Performs eye surgery

OK, I suppose the joke had to originate somewhere - I have found the source :wink:

The most amusing version I know is in Dutch, and is about a dumb Belgian (think US - Canada for a comparison). It loses some of its power in the translation though. Hint: prounounce Dangeroo like you would pronounce Kangooroo.


A Belgian is showing a friend of his the pictures from his most recent holiday. After a while, they happen upon a set of pics taken at the zoo. The Belgian starts explaining what all the animals are. Pic #1 clearly depicts a bear.

Belgian: “Ah, look here. Now this animal is a Dangeroo.”
Friend: “A Dangeroo? Looks like a bear to me.”
Belgian: “I assure you it is not a bear - it’s a Dangeroo!”

Pic #2 is a ferocious looking lion.

Friend: “Ah, now that’s a good looking lion.”
Belgian: “A lion? You are mistaken. This, too, is a Dangeroo.”
Friend: “Are you serious? Because it REALLY resembles a lion, you know.”
Belgian: “Dead serious. It’s a genuine Dangeroo if ever there was one.”

Pic #3 shows us a huge elephant.

Belgian: “Ah, now THIS is nice. A fine example of a…”
Friend: “Don’t tell me. It’s a bloody Dangeroo.”
Belgian: “It sure is! Pretty, ain’t it?”
Friend: “Look, I’ve had enough of this. This is nonsense. Those are NOT ‘Dangeroos’. In fact, there is no animal living or dead names ‘Dangeroo’. You’re full of it!”
Belgian: “Am not! Here, let me show you…”

The Belgian frantically searches his stack of pictures. Finally, he produces a picture of the zoo entrance. Next to it, a sign is mounted, saying:

"All These Animals Are Dangerous!"


I’ll be here all week. Tipping is not a town in China :smiley:

I’m not going to tell it myself and get in trouble, but somebody ask Peta Tzunami how she learned what a “trip odometer” is. :smiley:

When my little sister was about 5 or so, we went to the Milwaukee Zoo. Why we left Chicago with it’s wonderful zoos and headed there I’ll never know. Anyways, we are standing at the elephant paddock and Shannon (my sis) pulls my arm and asks what they are doing. I look over and one elephant is attempting to remove some food from the other elephants’ stomach

FROM THE WRONG DIRECTION!

It was impressive to say the least! the entire length was hidden from view! Needless to say, we quickly decided to go see the dolphins ( or some other aquatic animal maybe seals?)

The other story I have occured in Nov 94. I was dating my ex at the time and we were at a wonderful little Mexican restaurant. Now Anne grew up in Central IL and had a sheltered life foodwise. So we are in the middle of our enchiladas suiza and she remarks on how good the cheese is. I, not missing a beat, start in “you know why they call it Chihuahua cheese, right?” I kept it up for a few minutes even going into canine milking techniques until she says " I can’t believee I’m eating dog cheese!" I couldn’t contain it any longer and was crying with laughter. She was not amused. Hmmm maybe that explains the ex thing?

Ok, this one’s on me.

My wife and I were getting ready to move Down South after growing up in Boston. We were discussing Southernisms - y’all, like to/fixin’ to, mash (that button), carry…

Anyway, she brings up “the vapors”. I say “huh?”. She proceeds to remind me of those old movies scenes of southern women, sitting in the veranda drinking mint juleps, wherein one would swoon, fan herself madly, and carry on about having [refined southern accent]“the vay-puhs” [/refined southern accent]. My wife then informs me that “the vapors” is a proper southern euphemism for passing gas. Of course! Dawn breaks over Marblehead! The swooning, the fanning…especially the fanning - clearing the olfactory offense from the immediate vicinity. Well, I never knew!

Fast forward about a year, visiting my cousins on a trip up North, and discussing Southernisms. I bring up “the vapors”, the whole fanning bit… My wife was apoplectic with laughter, couldn’t talk, couldn’t breathe, the full drooling out the mouth bit, and I finally caught on.

Of course, in one VERY small community, “the vapors” is indeed now a euphemism for passing gas.
Shaky Jake

Maybe its just a “light” beer with all the bubbles lined up and going in the same directon"

I don’t consider myself stupid. I prefer to think I have a different way of looking at things.

With that disclaimer…here are 2 particularly stupid mistakes I have made.

  1. I thought that miniseries was pronounced min-EYE-zeries. (until the first time I said it out loud and everyone cracked up and then corrected me)
  2. The first time I saw the message at the beginning of a video “This film has been modified to fit your screen,” I seriously wondered how the video knew what size my tv screen was. My husband and I now make a joke of this everytime we see that at the beginning of a movie.
  3. I once was looking at a photograph of an animal at a friend’s house. I thought it was a close up picture of a large bat. It was a close up picture of a cow’s head. I was holding the picture upside down…

Again, I consider myself a fairly intelligent person.
Now I’m sure I’ve lost any credibility I may have had.

<sigh>

I didn’t preview; I realize, of course, one sits on a veranda, not in one. I’m not that Yankee

Jake

My sister was once asked if she had been born in summer. She replied that she couldn’t remember that far back.

It explains why Princss Leia called Han Solo “laser breath.”