I got one of those round robin e-mails a few months back, deleted it
and now wish I hadn't. It was a list of strange thing sadults say, I
think it had replies to the phrases from a child or teenager's
perspective - it had such gems as "Life's Too Short" with the response
"What is longer than life then?" or similar - it also had "Have you
noticed that the thing you are looking for is always in the last place
you look" with the reply "Of course, because you then stop looking"
and more - please please please find that e-mail! Thanks
Hi dtnl42,
I believe the following phrases were the contents of the email you are looking for:
-Annoying Things-
People who point at their wrist while asking for the time. I know
where my watch is, where is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask
where the bathroom is?
People who are willing to get off their seat to search the entire room
for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the
channel manually.
When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too".
What good is a cake if you can't eat it? What, should I eat someone
else's cake instead?
When people say "It's always in the last place you look". Of course it
is. Why the heck would you keep looking after you've found it? Do
people do this? Who and where are they?
When people say, while watching a movie "Did you see that?" No, I paid
$9.00 to come to the theatre and stare at the ceiling up there. What
did you come here for?
People who ask "Can I ask you a question?" Didn't really give me a
choice there, did ya buddy?
When something is "new and improved", which is it? If it's new, then
there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then
there must have been something before it.
When a cop pulls you over and then asks if you know how fast you were
going? You should know, you pulled me over.
When people say "Life is short." Life is the longest thing anyone ever
does!! What can you do that's longer?
When people ask "Can I BORROW a piece of paper?" Sure, but please
don't return the favor! It's one piece of paper!
When you are waiting for the bus and someone ask you "Did the bus come
yet?" If the bus came I would not be standing here!
Here are a few more I found during my search:
Don't you just love......
People who say things like "My eyes aren't what they used to be." So
what did they used to be? Ears? Wellington boots?
When you're eating something and someone asks "Is that nice?" No it's
really revolting I always eat stuff I hate.
When you're involved in a accident and someone asks "Are you alright?"
Yes fine thanks, I'll just pick up my limbs and be off.
When you get a haircut over the weekend, come into work and people ask
"Did you get a hair cut?" ... No, I woke up this morning and it was
like that.
Search criteria:
silly OR strange "things adults say" children perceptions
"people OR adults say" "last place you look" "life is"
I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer,
or believe these are not the phrases you remember, please don?t
hesitate to ask for further assistance before rating.
Best regards,
Rainbow
Hi dtnl42,
Thank you very much for the rating and tip.
Best wishes,
Rainbow
Thanks - I think he must have "borroed" the material - when I showed
the list to my duaghter she said she had seen the same e-mail before,
almost a year ago! The Fire and Ice Archive :: Proudly Flying the Flag of True Love ::
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Dtnl and Rainbow,
A point of interest. All of the anecdotes in the answer were used by
Billy Connoly (sic) in a recent (this year) televised stand up comedy
routine. I wonder if he was the author or if he stole the material.
Phil
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