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I re-offer this little anecdote as a defence to the sometimes perceived “over-the-top” posts from several of the members of this esteemed site…in that it may be detrimental to suppress the “creative urges” that spontaneously arise with impromptu blogging..and while good manners and discrection must be retained toward allowing the more extreme of loose talk, I would like to encourage a more “forgiving” toleration toward those who , quote: “can’t help themselves”..
Went away over the peninsular for a couple of days last week..nice break...on the way back, got the most endearing Aussie compliment from the OH…you see, we had just pulled out from the general store there at Pine Point..we had stopped for an ice-cream..we selected, and I was paying with the card ( these modern ice-creams cost the price of a small car!!) and I said to the lady behind the counter (one of our gen’) ;
“I see you’ve mastered the technology then?”
“Why? “ she asked curious as to what I meant.
“Well, when I was in here a couple of days ago, you were swearing at the card-swipe there and saying that it was all meant to be easier”.
“Oh, that!?” she replied in a slipping cockney accent (you can take the girl from the sound of Big Ben, but you can’t…)” It was the post-office charge thingy…it wouldn’t accept the name…and it seems if the name is hyphenated, like , say : ‘Donnington-Smythe’, you have to remove the hyphen to make it one word or it wont accept!”
“Crikey” I said, “ That could be embarrassing…I grew up with a bloke whose name was Fooke…and he married a girl named Whitt…so imagine the problem THAT could cause..!” and I raised my eyebrows and gave her the wide-eyed look!
“Ooo, I know, “ she shot back..” I got a friend with a name like that…ooo..how embarrassing!”
“ And then there’s Koshy, from ‘Sunrise’…you know?”
Ooo..yeah I know Koshy…Sunrise on Seven.”
“Well, he’s from the Barossa..and his name is not really pronounced “Koshy” up there, but how it is spelt is how it sounds !” and I gave her the fluttering eyebrow treatment again..
“Yes, well” she responded excitedly ” …this friend’s name is spelt F-U-C-H…and it really is pronounced…” and she paused and looked at me knowingly..
“Ooo..I know, I know!”…I exchanged.
And we both laughed heartily and we left the shop with her cackling and she called out as we were just out side..
“ Ahh, ha..thank you..that’s made my day that ‘as…”
And as we drove away, the OH, while intently unwrapping her Ice cream, said (without looking at me) in that quiet, subdued ‘wifely tone’…;”Jeesus, you’re a bullshit artist..”
“Thank you my love” I replied after an appropriate pause and touched her arm tenderly.
” …we aim to please”
And I do believe THAT, to a raconteur as I aspire to be, is one of the most complimentary things that can be said.
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