Penguins from Mary Poppins

Penguins from Mary Poppins
Image by Disney

Saturday, August 13, 2005

Beginning of a Bar Joke

While waiting for Mom to get out of surgery, I was sitting with my aunt and her mom, whom I refer to as Gramma, cuz she's just that type, ya know? At any rate, a commercial for March of the Penguins comes on the tube and I'm like, my usual excited, jumping up and down in my chair clapping my hands and squealing like I'm two, self. My aunt knows of my penguin obsession, but Gramma doesn't apparently. So, in trying to explain it to her, I say, "If I was told I only had three weeks to live and was granted three wishes, one of them would be to go to Sea World or somewhere and play with the penguins. You know, give me some fish, a coat, and some penguins. The peguins and I will get along fine, I swear." By this time, she's looking at me very strangely. I ask what's wrong and she says, "What do you want with a goat?" I laughed so hard, I almost wet myself right there in the waiting room. Which had terrible coffee, by the way. I got her corrected and she started laughing too, and goes, "I thought you said you wanted a fish, a goat, and a penguin...and I couldn't figure out what you wanted a goat for. The fish and the penguin I could understand..." and was lost to the giggles. So was I. I mean seriously: a fish, a goat, and a penguin? Sounds like the beginning to a really bad bar joke....

'A fish, a goat, and a penguin walk into a bar..."

You finish it. I'd love to see what you come up with. God knows, I'm trying to come up with some. It's just too good an opportunity to pass up. You know me, I simply cannot walk past an open door. Ask Grasshopper or Wendy. The stories they could tell you...but won't.
]I have too much blackmail.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear mom is doing good. But you never told me why she had to have surgery to begin with!!! Anyway thought I would share with you part of our weekend adventure.

You Know it is a Washington state squirrel when.....We were lounging at the state park when we noticed a squirrel on top of the can recycle ben. Someone had stuffed a starbucks mocha in the small round hole and the squirrel was trying to get it out. He tried and tried and was scared off by a group of people trying to take his picture. Then he came back and tried again without success. So he hops up on the post that the can was attached too and proceeded to make a loud chirpping noise and do a paw dance. He then hopped back down to the opening where the coffee cup was and with his renewed determination dragged the cup out and proceeded to drink his fill of starbucks liquidy goodness. We then spotted a buddy of his approaching to share in the find but I guess the first squirel was not into sharing and started chirrping again and chased the other one back into the woods making all kinds of racket in the trees. BACK OFF MY STARBUCKS DUDE!!!

Manic Mom said...

And I thought the wildlife around here was odd...only you, Wendy, only you!

Wait! I want Starbucks!