Thought of the day
We were deep in an intellectual discussion about The Odyssey movie at work when a co-worker mentioned the film inspired her to dive into Greek mythology. She said she was reading The Song of Achilles.
Naturally, I misheard her, thought she said The Son of Achilles, and immediately chimed in with zero hesitation:
"Oh yeah? What was his name—Quadriceps?"
Absolute silence.
Crickets.
Just a room full of blank stares staring back at me.
Turns out I was the only one who heard "Son," leaving everyone else to wonder why I was shouting out leg anatomy during a literary discussion.- Shife life tip of the day: Make sure the lid is securely snapped down before you shake up your blender bottle. Otherwise, you’ll end up scrubbing chocolate protein off your monitor while trying to get ready for a work meeting.
- I got this blast from my past from Facebook: Kyle (probably around 2) always makes shopping at Costco interesting. I was looking for the Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, and I could not find it. Turns out they were sold out, but Kyle told me that it might be with the dinner sausage. He makes me laugh, and I needed it today.
Thanks for stopping by.
Talk to you soon and have a fantastic weekend.
Talk to you soon and have a fantastic weekend.
Meme dump
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
Llamageddon. 😂
ReplyDeleteSo awesome!
DeleteHeh.
ReplyDeleteAt least you just misheard the title. The internet is full of idiots that suddenly became Bronze Age experts. Song of Achilles is super engrossing. We know where it’s going, and yet, we get totally into it. Miller does a great job.
Who knew lettuce could be that dangerous? And now you can add eggs to the list.
XOXO
And I can't wait to see what August brings into the mix. Good times.
DeleteI have often turned something into a joke and then finding out no one had a clue hat I was talking about.
ReplyDeleteSigh.
Me too, Bob. Me too.
DeleteHe was named Achilles for the ache in his heel. The quadriceps was the next dinosaur in evolution after the triceratops. So they're completely different things. No wonder people were confused.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure a totally fiber-free diet is the best way to avoid explosive diarrhea. It wouldn't give you that particular parasite, but it wouldn't need to.
A karate dentist would be a sign of the alpacalypse indeed.
I don't any help with the explosive diarrhea. My body is getting more picky with the choices I make and letting me know about it.
DeleteQuadriceps! That's a quality joke right there. Sorry it didn't get the laffs it deserved.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debra.
DeleteIs there every an occasion when it's inappropriate to shout out leg anatomy? I'd think it would fit in almost any conversation. I'm going to try it next time I talk with someone in person. Just to see.
ReplyDeleteGood luck. Let me know how it goes, Ami.
DeleteLove that first meme. Did you lick your computer clean? Can't waste chocolate these days, you know.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next time, Jeff.
DeleteI would NOT want to be a patient of that dentist!
ReplyDeleteProbably not a lot of repeat customers.
DeleteYou missed your opportunity. You should have stood up and said goodbye everyone, Costanza style.
ReplyDeleteThat would have been awesome.
DeleteI'm pretty sure I never had an intellectual discussion about any movie I've seen at work. Lots of discussions sure but none were intellectual.
ReplyDeleteI might have embellished, Ed.
DeleteQuadriceps! you probably felt like a heel when no one laughed.
ReplyDeleteThey say that hearing is the first thing to go. Or maybe it was earrings. Don't know.
Ha! I see what you did there, Debby.
DeleteOh, Llamageddon....good one!
ReplyDeleteSo good!
DeleteThat's funny. I've done that when I misheard something but I'm hard of hearing so I can blame it on that.
ReplyDeleteI blame my hearing as well.
DeleteDinner sausage aisle, makes perfect sense to me!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteCute memes! Kids do say the darnest things, don't they? I mishear song lyrics all the time and then sing along, erroneously.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margaret.
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