Ramblings & ephemera
Another quotation from my wife, Denise, in February 2003: “Your fly’s open. Wiiiiiide open.”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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From Ben Jones’ Benblog, in February 2003:
My friend Ben Jones talks about his feet, back when he was a waiter: “My feet are my lifeblood. Even after I’m done waiting, I don’t think I’ll ever think of my feet the same way. They have been my best friends over the last year, suffering through miles [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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A quote from Larry Lieberman, my father-in-law, in January 2003:
"It was so loud in there, I couldn’t see a thing!"
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Denise talking about me, March 2003:
There’s a fine line between a freedom fighter and a conspiracy theorist … and sometimes I’m not sure which you are.
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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A short conversation between Denise and I in March 2003:
Scott: “Why are there so many pickles in the kitchen sink?”
Denise: “Because I was cleaning out the bathroom!” (pause) “There’s something wrong when that statement makes perfect sense.”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Overheard: “I have a habit of not answering the phone too much, because rumors piss me off.”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Another quote from my wife Denise in May 2003: So we’re sitting in the theater a while back watching the X-Men movie, and Denise leans over to me and whispers, in all seriousness: “Wow! This could be a comic book!”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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A conversation Denise & I had sometime in July 2003:
Scott: Hey, did you hear about that baseball player hitting that mascot dressed as a sausage?
Denise: Yeah!
Scott: That poor polish sausage.
Denise: Yeah.
Scott: From what I read, he didn’t mean to hurt her. He just tapped her. I mean, those costumes are pretty top-heavy.
Denise: Sure … [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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11 July 2003:
David: “That tree is really dropping a lot of apples.”
Denise (helpfully): “It’s an apple tree!”ÂÂ
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Posted on October 1st, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Me: “Denise, it’s like you’ve pushed a snowball down a steep hill, and it’s rolling and rolling, getting bigger and bigger …”
Denise: “… and now I’ve created a firestorm!”
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Posted on July 4th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Denise about someone else: “She’s really cutting off her hand to spite her face!”
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Posted on July 4th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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The first line of a mystery novel, suggested by a public defender who heard a woman say it:
“I said, ‘Mama,’ I said, ‘Death was on that boy.’”
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I wish Mother Nature would decide if she wants to snow or rain or what.
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Good God a'mighty but that big man positively.WAILS on the geetar!
The amazingly loud & good Tony Campanella is just starting. This guy rocked the house last year.