A little back story on this one...
For a little while my dad went without cable as a sort of silent protest against cable companies. He fought with one after another about pricing, service, you name it. So he swore them off. During this time he watched movies he got out of the $2 movie bin at Wal-Mart. One of these included a film called Mother Load. I had never heard of this movie before and sat down to watch it with Curtis one night. It's a dark story and the only thing I really remember is a crazed Charlton Heston crying repeatedly, "It's the Mother Load!" You can read about it here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084359/ Now whenever Curtis tells me he's watching a movie my first guess is always Mother Load.
Also, he has since ended his protest and re-joined the world of cable subscribers; complete with a few movie channels...
Me: What are you doing?
Curtis: Well I'm watching this movie. I've already seen it about 4 times.
Me: Mother Load?
Curtis (annoyed): No, Lesley. It's not Mother Load. It's, um, oh whats the name of it.......Maid in Manhattan.
Me: Hahaha. The one with Jennifer Lopez?
Curtis: Yeah I think that's her. Well it was either Space Odyssey, Tombstone, or this one.
Me: So, you chose Maid in Manhattan? And you've watched it 3 other times before now?
Curtis: Yep. I like to think I have diverse taste in movies.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Powerball
Me: I just called to see if you won the powerball?
Curtis: Well, I don't know. I haven't checked my ticket. I may have won.
Me: Well I know Jacob didn't win.
Curtis: Why's that?
Me: He called and said "I didn't win the powerball...so I guess I'll stay married to you."
Curtis: Hehehehe. Well you're a better prize than the powerball any day.
Me: Aw...thanks daddy.
Curtis: Well, I don't know. I haven't checked my ticket. I may have won.
Me: Well I know Jacob didn't win.
Curtis: Why's that?
Me: He called and said "I didn't win the powerball...so I guess I'll stay married to you."
Curtis: Hehehehe. Well you're a better prize than the powerball any day.
Me: Aw...thanks daddy.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Government Workers
Me: What'd you do today?
Curtis: Well I tried calling the VA to track down this old man we take to the doctor.
Me: Sounds like a mess.
Curtis: It was crazy. I told that guy on the phone: "You're a typical government worker. You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground."
Me: You know your daughter used to work for the government.
Curtis: Who?
Me: Your daughter!
Curtis: Oh well there's a reason you don't work there any more. You're too smart.
Curtis: Well I tried calling the VA to track down this old man we take to the doctor.
Me: Sounds like a mess.
Curtis: It was crazy. I told that guy on the phone: "You're a typical government worker. You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground."
Me: You know your daughter used to work for the government.
Curtis: Who?
Me: Your daughter!
Curtis: Oh well there's a reason you don't work there any more. You're too smart.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Conversing with...Beckham
Me: We are installing some lights on the bar...does it matter if we use the ground wire?
Curtis: You don't need to ground those.
Beckham: yaaahhhh...eeee...grrrrrr....ek!
Curtis: I couldn't understand you. What'd you just say?
Me: That wasn't me Dad. That was the baby.
Curtis: Oh. Well, I wondered why you sounded so strange.
Curtis: You don't need to ground those.
Beckham: yaaahhhh...eeee...grrrrrr....ek!
Curtis: I couldn't understand you. What'd you just say?
Me: That wasn't me Dad. That was the baby.
Curtis: Oh. Well, I wondered why you sounded so strange.
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