Out of the blue, I got this e-mail from my mother. This is the whole of it.
Well. That's my dad.
Pete's Mam said:
Well. That's my dad.
Why I turned out like this...
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And in case my mom sounds put-upon...she's no better...
Honestly, you lot are lucky I'm THIS sane.
Honestly, you lot are lucky I'm THIS sane.
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He's talking about the Cleveland Indians & Cincinnati Reds.
Goobers.
I hate baseball. Why do I know this and you guys don't?
Goobers.
I hate baseball. Why do I know this and you guys don't?
He's talking about the Cleveland Indians & Cincinnati Reds.
Goobers.
I hate baseball. Why do I know this and you guys don't?
That's a good question, Carole.
I thought his dad had lost his mind. well ... look at Pete. He didn't get that way all by himself ..
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HaaHaa!That's a good question, Carole.
I thought his dad had lost his mind. well ... look at Pete. He didn't get that way all by himself ..
The only reason I know is that I used to be married to a guy who was so insanely crazy about both the Reds and the Indians that I couldn't not know.
I can remember listening to games on AM radio in the car that were so full of static that all you could make out was the occasional word. So of course he'd have it turned up EXTRA loud to hear every crackle.
Words cannot express how happy I am that Mr. Vagabond is not a baseball fan.
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I have to get your attention somehow. I've been feeling sorta...neglected.
To your credit, though, the first thing Mr. vagabond said when I read Pete's original post was pretty much what you said - referencing Cheif Wahoo McDaniel.
My pappy knows I don't follow sports, so he asks me casually all the time about games I've never watched and things I've never heard of. I'm pretty good with the lineup of the Chicago bulls, back when it included people like Michael Jordan.... That's about it.
Anyway, just because what my dad said actually had some basis in the real world doesn't necessarily make him any less crazy. We haven't even discussed the dinnertable squid jokes...
Anyway, just because what my dad said actually had some basis in the real world doesn't necessarily make him any less crazy. We haven't even discussed the dinnertable squid jokes...
He's talking about the Cleveland Indians & Cincinnati Reds.
Goobers.
I hate baseball. Why do I know this and you guys don't?
Sweet Jesus. I'm beyond offended. I'm horrified. You know nothing!
He's talking about the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox.
Bloody Sock all the way! Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Caroline!
Good grief. Hillary beat me to it. I was ready to come and smack the lot of you.
That's a perfectly reasonable email. I'd say the real problem with you, PeeDee is that you thought it was strange.
My heart says Wahoo, but my head says go for the bloody sock.
That's a perfectly reasonable email. I'd say the real problem with you, PeeDee is that you thought it was strange.
My heart says Wahoo, but my head says go for the bloody sock.
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My dad used to mail me half page Far Side comics from San Francisco. No note, no Hi, Daughter... just the comic.
I wouldn't have got the sock and yahoo thingy either.
I wouldn't have got the sock and yahoo thingy either.
OMG, it must be a parent thing. My MIL used to send us Calvin & Hobbes - an envelope full every month clipped from her newspaper. Now she sends us Get Fuzzy and some others.