tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post8956221742828257182..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: WHAT?! or Yes, Of Course I Saw The Who in the 80s. Why Do You Ask?Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15431423507682091152012-08-16T09:38:51.825-07:002012-08-16T09:38:51.825-07:00I seem to have developed selective deafness - alon...I seem to have developed selective deafness - along with all my other disabilities.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10797912737135497042012-08-16T03:45:34.237-07:002012-08-16T03:45:34.237-07:00Marmzert and Mungree is male speak?
Who knew? My w...Marmzert and Mungree is male speak?<br />Who knew? My whole family talks like that. Except my speed-talking daughter who enunciates very well, but at a thousand words a minute so no one can understand her anyway. We say "what?" and she replies, "you need to listen faster".Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32145317665831346932012-08-16T03:26:37.507-07:002012-08-16T03:26:37.507-07:00Oh yes. Me: 'I found a new plant I just have...Oh yes. Me: 'I found a new plant I just have to have for the garden' Him: 'Emma Chissitt.' Me: 'It is a peony rose actually' Him (getting riled) 'But EMMA CHISSITT'.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-44328065729650131622012-08-16T03:10:56.126-07:002012-08-16T03:10:56.126-07:00It was so much fun guessing at what he was saying...It was so much fun guessing at what he was saying. The men that speak clearly are usually serial killers or mass murderers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-62286551838829663752012-08-16T00:36:37.203-07:002012-08-16T00:36:37.203-07:00Of course I cant speak for T or any other male but...Of course I cant speak for T or any other male but I know from my experience that when one isn't allowed to speak one quickly looses the ability to properly articulate..Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52060925321430505592012-08-15T18:36:06.800-07:002012-08-15T18:36:06.800-07:00It's not just men...it's teens too. They b...It's not just men...it's teens too. They blend one word into an entire sentence. I swear they talk like they text. I spend my days asking "What??!" too. sigh. <br /><br />And then they say it is me who has the problem.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-76683761527040852942012-08-15T17:59:14.898-07:002012-08-15T17:59:14.898-07:00Unfortunately, I have lost hearing in one ear, so ...Unfortunately, I have lost hearing in one ear, so I say "what?" often!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-49865455318637970112012-08-15T17:40:56.768-07:002012-08-15T17:40:56.768-07:00Hey Pearl! I refuse to make sense. It's protec...Hey Pearl! I refuse to make sense. It's protected under the seventeenth amendment. Indigo x Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64061661828779522682012-08-15T17:17:54.440-07:002012-08-15T17:17:54.440-07:00I tend to say eh? instead of what?... it adds a ne...I tend to say eh? instead of what?... it adds a new dimension to the dialogue.<br /><br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8911756409988161052012-08-15T16:08:35.683-07:002012-08-15T16:08:35.683-07:00Ugh! If I had a nickel for every time I've ha...Ugh! If I had a nickel for every time I've had to say "What?" to a man well then I'd be a very, very, VERY wealthy woman.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-25173957241938211202012-08-15T14:33:11.445-07:002012-08-15T14:33:11.445-07:00Taking Susan Kane's comment one step further, ...Taking Susan Kane's comment one step further, a book on men could include why they won't go to the doctor, won't ask directions, won't follow directions, won't buy new socks, and won't throw away the holey ones.<br /><br />Why, no, those would never be issues at our house. Why do you ask?<br /><br />Brilliant post, Pearl :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6113474226368486452012-08-15T13:53:02.032-07:002012-08-15T13:53:02.032-07:00Now there's a book for someone to write: Man-...Now there's a book for someone to write: Man-Speak. Gitawrkin' grl.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-33993857381350839622012-08-15T13:19:25.663-07:002012-08-15T13:19:25.663-07:00must be to show off his rugged jawline!must be to show off his rugged jawline!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718975387489795957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-499952645829859222012-08-15T12:54:26.413-07:002012-08-15T12:54:26.413-07:00Thanks for this pearl of self-exposition. Hearing ...Thanks for this pearl of self-exposition. Hearing loss is not easy to admit. I will try to write comments more loudly and clearly.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79466433879761629422012-08-15T12:54:18.199-07:002012-08-15T12:54:18.199-07:00Sooooo........jeetyet?
I saw The Who in the 90s in...Sooooo........jeetyet?<br />I saw The Who in the 90s in Virginia Beach. It was at an outdoor venue and we sat on a blanket, just he and I. The Who did Quadraphenia and we sang to the songs.<br />But, before the Heterosexual Police could barge through the door and demand our guy cards, we had sex with our wives.<br />He with HIS, me with MINE.<br />I'm not sure I needed to make that clear, but just wanted to make sure.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-1678374317121590102012-08-15T10:29:54.824-07:002012-08-15T10:29:54.824-07:00Hilarious (not to live with,obviously) I've go...Hilarious (not to live with,obviously) I've got a speed-talking daughter who's difficult to follow if I'm the slightest bit tired. I think that's to be preferred to the brother-in-law's wife, who is the same age as me but who always speaks e x t r e m e l y s l o w l y - too many years as an infant teacher, I reckon. jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-84161924517484154442012-08-15T09:59:31.060-07:002012-08-15T09:59:31.060-07:00If I had a man like that there would be NO communi...If I had a man like that there would be NO communication because I am not going to try to translate a lazy talker!! That's enough to drive you batty. If you can't talk halfway intelligible don't talk at all. That's my story and I'm stickin to it. lolChain Stitch Crochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865611172125103299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-46358942260118629152012-08-15T08:25:01.459-07:002012-08-15T08:25:01.459-07:00Funny no one offers professional translation servi...Funny no one offers professional translation services. It's a natural for some entrepreneurial type. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60601059414309987142012-08-15T08:24:17.150-07:002012-08-15T08:24:17.150-07:00which is why I answer long text messages with &quo...which is why I answer long text messages with "K"!raydenzel1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16212342091537737561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53108647063596715912012-08-15T08:13:47.549-07:002012-08-15T08:13:47.549-07:00You can figure it out without a 'what?', I...You can figure it out without a 'what?', I'm sure.Symdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953255546935904450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-17378598163353783512012-08-15T08:12:52.428-07:002012-08-15T08:12:52.428-07:00Real lease wheat!Real lease wheat!Symdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953255546935904450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50716318779411461022012-08-15T07:56:58.788-07:002012-08-15T07:56:58.788-07:00If I had a nickle for all the whats? I've utte...If I had a nickle for all the whats? I've uttered in my household, I'd have enough to go live by myself ;) Add a little speed to those "lock-jawed vocalizations," as uttered by the younger members of my household, and...well...welcome to my world. Meanwhile, I am impressed that you can translate Lockjaw so expertly ;)<br />Hilarious post, as usual! :)Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39756061676172957762012-08-15T07:56:45.613-07:002012-08-15T07:56:45.613-07:00The hubs has what I call a 'lazy mouth' co...The hubs has what I call a 'lazy mouth' combined with the fact that he has a hearing impairment which means he doesn't hear words properly to start with. Makes for some interesting combinations. A jalopy is a 'jopy' for instance and his sister is his 'sisser'. It only gets worse from there. Fun isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42067993298913587102012-08-15T07:45:47.052-07:002012-08-15T07:45:47.052-07:00My years teaching in a Special Ed Preschool room h...My years teaching in a Special Ed Preschool room has given me the skills of understanding most any kind of speech.<br /><br />I make a great interpreter if you need one!Saimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205857549533433625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-69238706345944886382012-08-15T07:45:36.069-07:002012-08-15T07:45:36.069-07:00I knew the Rosetta Stone would come in handy somed...I knew the Rosetta Stone would come in handy someday. Never leave home without it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com