Suppose...hypothetically...that there was this couple named Sal and Nick. And that with them both being retired, with nothing to do all day, and one going to bed with the chickens and arising at the crack of dawn...and the other keeping night watchman hours...their non-schedules did not intersect much. And that on an indeterminate day of the week, one or the other or both of them had an appetite for a little afternoon delight.
With no kids running around, and living way out in the middle of nowhere, Sal and Nick had the afternoon to themselves, no interruptions.
Until Nick's phone rang.
"Shouldn't you answer that?" asked Sal. "It might be important."
"No. It's not important," assured Nick.
"What if it's about one of our children?" worried Sal.
"If it's about one of them, they'll call the house phone," insisted Nick, pointedly refusing to check his phone.
Suppose...hypothetically...that a while later Nick DID check his phone.
"Huh. It was a message from some old lady asking if we have light-blocking blinds. Heh, heh! Isn't THAT ironic?"
Well. Mrs. Hillbilly Mom can't answer that question for you. She has no grasp of irony. But did she ever tell you that Farmer H has a phone number just one digit off from Lowe's?
Is "Sal" short for Sally or Salvatore?
ReplyDeleteAnd Nick... Is that short for Nicholas or Nickoletta?
And why are you taking on yet another secret name? Isn't two enough?
Oh! Oh! Oh! Was Starland Vocal Band playing?
ReplyDeleteHuh. Lowe's needs to change their phone number.
ReplyDeleteSioux,
ReplyDeleteYou would have to ask Sal Thethicktorian (and her husband Nick), or make sure that you have the entire collection of fake books in which they sometimes make an appearance, just in case their names were explained.
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Sioux 2,
No, but wouldn't if have been IRONIC if that was the ringtone on Nick's phone? I don't know. Just asking. Because that whole IRONY thing is a mystery to me.
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River,
Yeah! Some lady left a message while that phone was left unanswered in the casino, listing specifications for a window she was looking for.
With the new phones we can answer the question "Who's calling, please?" without even picking up the phone. Isn't technology wonderful?
ReplyDeletefishducky,
ReplyDeleteTechnology is not my friend. I guess it IS wonderful...IF you know how to use it!