Archive for 2009-12

What Not To Say

2009-12-30 17:54

Her: Do these glasses make my nose look big?

Him: …

Her: You can say “No bigger than it normally looks” if you need to.

Him: It doesn’t make your nose look any bigger than those jeans make your…

Lost in Translation

2009-12-12 00:14

Alternate title: “Define Incomprehensible”.

5 hours of Swiss-German dinner theatre at my current level of German.

Cross Cultural / ESL Quiz

2009-12-08 20:04

“Do you want pizza?” means:

  1. We’re ordering pizza. Do you want us to order you some?
  2. There is pizza here now, and we’re going to eat it unless you eat it soon.

Nick thinks: (1). Coworkers think: (2).

As Good a Reason as Any

2009-12-02 16:43

Bought mushrooms at the store for supper today because they looked like the ones from Fantasia (with beige instead of red tops).