Well, well, well ... look what we have here: The final day of #NaBloPoMo.
Plus, it's November 30th, too. Readers of this blog will no doubt recall that dates divisible by 5 mean it's time for Michael to whip out his 5 Personal Things list yet again! I know! You're champing at the bit to get to the meat and potatoes of it all!
But this time it's going to be a little different ...
It goes without saying the vast majority of you would like to be face to face with me and see how I actually interact in the flesh, right? Well, to accommodate you I've devote this 5 Personal Things posting to quotations I actually say, things indicative of me, just so you can get an inkling of how I conduct myself in real life situations. I know ... what fun!
Strap in tight folks 'cause away we go ...
"It could be worse, it could be raining." I say this when someone notes a dire situation or predicament they might find themselves in at a given moment. I like to think it eases their tensions and anxiety about what they're about to take on ... but I could be wrong. (I mean, I have been wrong before ...)
"Zounds!" "Egads!" "Woof!" Common exclamations in light of unexpected events, happenings or otherwise.
"The only thing that belongs in your eye is your elbow." Stated when anyone tries putting anything into their eye other than their elbow. Examples: a contact lens, eye drops, a low-hanging branch, etc.
"Oh my gordness!" Another exclamation, said with gusto.
"That was my next guess." Said with an over-stated, frustrating tinge when trying to guess something - no matter if it's the 2nd time guessing or 100th time - when the other person asks me to guess something then answers for me.
"Huh, buoy ..." I use this in place of "Oh, boy" when someone says or does something embarrassing, when an action could turn out to be regrettable and other applicable moments.
"Oh, look at the time." Said hurriedly when someone suggests something to do or somewhere to go and I don't want to do it or go there.
"Well, people in hell want ice water, too." A pithy response to someone who informs me what they want.
"And how's that working for you?" This phrase has endless possibilities in any given conversation. Usually proffered when the thing someone is doing or thinking is ineffectual.
"Bring your dog and we'll give him a bonus, too." Offered when anyone says something which contains the word "bonus." (Thanks, Groucho.)
"I'm right here." An outstanding reply to the common question "Where are you?" Usually said during telephone conversations for maximum impact.
"It's like pullin' teeth." One of my go to responses when someone is stubborn.
Any Blues Brothers quotation. You'd be surprised (or maybe you wouldn't) how many times a good quote from the film The Blues Brothers is appropriate during the course of the day. And on multiple occasions throughout the day.
And there you have it, folks. The final #NaBloPoMo posting of 2018. While I didn't make the cut of 30 individual postings because I flubbed a few during vacationing, I feel I more than made up for it in relevant, entertaining content.
Hope you had as much fun reading as I had writing.
.......... Ruprecht ( STOP )
