Recently in The Things That People Say Category
Speaker: "...it's like the different between cylons & people..."
SVP: "..."
Me: "Is she or isn't she?"
Speaker: "Hmmm, I hope she's not."
Me: "Me, too. That would be a bummer."
SVP: "...Wait! What just happened here?"
Speaker: "BSG. It's a test that geeks have for each other."
Me: "He's a geek. He can speak at our conference."
SVP: "Ooo-kay. Great to have you here."
Speaker: "Thanks!"
"Excuse me, are you there?"
"Yeah."
"Do you know the most common spelling for Ursula?"
"The girl's name?"
"Yeah."
"U-r-s-u-l-a."
"U-r-s-u-l-a. Thanks, that's what I thought."
"That may be the strangest question I've received all day...but then again, the day is young."
"Who died?"
"Milton Friedman died today."
"No!!! Morgan Freeman! He's dead?"
"Not Morgan Freeman, Milton Friedman. The father of modern economics, nobel prize winner....Milton Friedman?"
"Oh, I don't care about economics. Movies, on the other hand."
"He was the advisor to three presidents..."
"Nope, sorry. Don't care."
"Well, I was kinda upset."
"Good morning! And how is Your Redness?"
"Excuse me?"
"Your Redness, how are you?"
"Are you calling me 'Your Redness'?"
"Yeahh."
"Sounds like you were asking after a rash."
"Oh. Oh! No, no, no!"
"Okay. Please do me a favor and don't ever, ever, ever open a meeting by calling me 'Your Redness'. It sounds so wrong."
"Gotcha."
"Ooops. Must've given yours to that guy. Sorry about that, let me whip another up...hmmm....da de dah....there you go..."
"Thanks!"
"No problem. Have a nice lunch."
"Umm...it's breakfast."
"Right, right! Dang! It's going to be a long day."
"The longest day, in fact."
"What?"
"Never mind! Thanks for my omelet!"
