What does a Teddy bear, Swiss Chocolate bar, a book about The World’s Greatest Cities, Colored Pencils and a small rubber ball have in in common? The answer is My Crazy Husband! Let me explain.
I was sitting at the computer, after being gone today, trying to think of a post. I asked my husband if he had any inspiring ideas. Well one by one he started placing these things in front of me on the computer desk. There were more things and I kept shaking my head. I was saying how he wasn’t helping, trying not to laugh. Then he put a Christmas card in front of me which made me laugh out loud! I said ” Yes, that is it!”
This card was a very unique card. It was unique due to the fact that upon opening it, I realized that I had no clue what the card said! I didn’t even recognize what language it was. All I knew is that it definitely wasn’t English!
I read the handwritten greeting inside and had to smile when I realized who it was from. The card made perfect sense suddenly, as you never know what to expect from this friend. I paused briefly after reading what was written, wondering how I would translate what the card said. For my curious mind of course needed to know! The answer came quickly, turn the card over and see if a translation is on the back. Sure enough in small print in the bottom corner of the card there it was. Simple! Curiosity solved in less than 5 minutes!
I gave the card to my dear husband. After laughing, what was the first thing my husband did? He went to the computer starting to type in the letters on the front of the card. He was trying unsuccessfully to get it translated. I was in the kitchen silently laughing. He didn’t stay at the computer long. Said he didn’t have time and he looked inside the card again, shook his head and went to do something else. Too much exercise for his brain perhaps?
Well the next day he was still wondering. Night came and I was still laughing as he wondered. At last, I was nice enough to tell him how I had figured it out.Which was followed by more laughter from me!
The purpose of this story? How many things do we make so complicated, that are sooo easy! All he needed to do was turn the card over and look in the lower corner! Simple!
I love him, but I did get a good laugh out of it! So yes when he put that card in front of me I had to share the story. Thank you honey for the idea! 🙂
Oh, and as for the friend who sent the card. Do you think they knew to look on the back of the card right away? Did I get double laughter with this particular card? YES! Men just make things so complicated, eh!
Well, would anyone care to guess which one of us actually thought that a fax machine sends the actual piece of paper you feed into it? 😉
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Any prize for the right answer?
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So did Brad offer you a prize? I could think of “prizes” that I would gladly send you.
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I was joking. You provide enough “chuckle” material to last quite some time. That is prize enough! 🙂
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“Ha Ha!”, nothing like FREE entertainment, eh? ;p!
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…mmmm….!!
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Hmmmmmm! Let me see if I can read your mind? Oh my…. you actually did think that a fax machine did that! Wow!
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Oh my….I can explain,…..
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Of course you can! Would you like my fax number? 🙂
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Please don’t give her your fax number. She may actually jam up a fax machine by feeding a stapled paper into it! 😉
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Perhaps she could scan the stapled paper and then send it email, but then she would have to tell me how to remove a scanned staple? This could go well beyond her scope of understanding. Perhaps I could send her a scan of a staple remover for her to try out… before sending anything? 🙂
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Ohhhh!! I really hate when I can’t help but laugh at something that I don’t want to laugh at! ;p! No, I don’t want your fax number, you….. 🙂
But I will tell you that your words, “poor Brad” , may be true tonight! HA!
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Poor Brad! Another typical night in the life of poor Brad! Poor Brad!
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Of course you may want to add , “poor Colin” to that to smartie!
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There’s nothing poor about me, but perhaps you mean some other Colin? Perhaps you could fax him?
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way to go C!! 🙂 we do often make things so much more complicated than they have to be!
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Yes we do don’t we! As an example, are you saying “Way to go” to me (C) or to Carolyn (C), or perhaps to some other “C”?
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Lol.
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I will save you the trouble Colin at being confused. Jodi meant ME 🙂 You know , the one who knew to read the back of the card. Just saying….
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Well, short of being delusional, you cannot possibly read Jodi’s mind but then…. if that is your understanding of a fax machine (ref Brad’s comment), then I guess anything is possible.
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Okay let me explain this the least painful way possible. What Brad is referring to happened about 20 years ago, I was young and in love. Was Twitterpatted, and you know how you don’t think clearly at those times. I was on the phone talking to him and made a comment, which I realized very shortly after making it,how I said the wrong thing! AND NO he hasn’t forgotten it!
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Of course, but given that Twitter was launched about 10 years ago, then being Twitterpatted 20 years ago leads me to believe that you are also a time traveler perhaps? Perhaps you faxed the future and discovered Twitter in 2006? 🙂
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You realized very shortly that what you said was wrong? Ha! You were completely confused as to why I burst out laughing! You “realized” that you were wrong when I explained that the fax machine merely scanned the side of the paper that it could see and sent it electronically to another fax machine to print out like a photocopy. 🙂
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I think she needs a bigger shovel Brad. The hole she continues to dig is destined to be so much deeper than her current shovel can handle! She’ll be digging for months at this rate. 🙂
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And perhaps you are falling deeper and deeper into a HOLE my friend 🙂
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Quite the contrary. I am not falling anywhere. I am simply digging away down here looking for you! I didn’t realize anybody could bury themselves this deep in such a short space of time. No need to thank me. My pleasure! 🙂
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Oh trust me , thanking you has really not entered my brain at all. Nope, definitely not on my list of priorities!
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How ungrateful! 😉
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Ungrateful you say?
Oh don’t worry, I do plan on showing my “gratitude”…. definitely!
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Hey Jodi! Remember what we talked about yesterday, in regards to my post about Jinx and Jangle last evening? The thing that I told you would be missing from it. Well looks like I was right, eh! 🙂
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lol! oh those two!!! haha!
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They think they are so clever 🙂 Ha! Ha!
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Well was it a Christmas Card, or card for some other celebration?
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A Christmas card, which I did say in the post, did you miss seeing that ? 🙂
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No I noticed that, but given your mind reading skills, and knowledge of electronics, it is difficult to know what to believe.
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OH gosh! You are NOT going to forget about this fax story anytime soon, are you? 🙂
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Well no! Do you also wave at the people on TV? Just asking.
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Waving at people on TV? LOL! I burst out laughing when I read that. I’ll have to pay attention and see if she does that! 😉
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Watch for it at the end of any variety shows when the artists wave their farewells to the audience. I bet she does! 🙂
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No silly! They wave at me! :p!
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Yes of course they do….. and Santa really does live at the North Pole; Bulls hate to see red; Bananas grow on trees, and bats are blind!
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This reminds me of the emails sent you, worrying about things I shouldn’t be worrying about, why do we complicate things?!
Joy, about the fax? Did you really think so? 😂😂😂😂
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I really would love to tell you that it wasn’t so!!!! 🙂
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You’d love to say that it isn’t so, but you can’t. 😉 This sure has been a lively discussion, hasn’t it?
For those interested in the back story, she likes to get notes. Years ago, when we were basically still newlyweds, she suggested that we fax each other notes at work. When I said that someone else may read the notes when they come out of the fax machine, she said, and I quote, “Just fold and staple it first.” I burst out laughing, and she was confused as to why I found it funny. She actually thought that I could fold and staple a note, put her name on the outside, feed it through the fax machine, and then she could get it, take the staple out and unfold it and read it. Oh my, was that ever hilarious! 😉
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Oh dear! Does she have any concept of emails? You are talking about the person who actually believes that she can manipulate me? This is a sad case of total disillusionment.
My grandmother used to think that the people “in” the TV could see her …. but she was in her mid 80’s then, and was around long before TV was invented. I cannot possibly think what Carolyn’s excuse could be (other than the obvious – brain cells too confused to communicate with each other) 🙂
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Sometimes no words are needed. Just ….mmmmmm…..(biting my tongue) as I plot in my mind!
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Sounds like me on a regular basis, I seem to have a knack of making things complicated.
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Yes, I can to, so that is why I was glad that this time it was NOT me 🙂 I knew how to turn the card over and read the back of the card, LOL!
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That is wonderful that you and your husband can laugh at each other in a loving way. 😀
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Thanks PJ and yes I have to say laughter is pretty plentifu! in our marriage. It is always more fun though to be laughing at him! 🙂
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Hahahaha! Of course it would be more fun to laugh at him! Hopefully you let him laugh at you too! LOL!
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I think I get the most laughs. 😉
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Hahahaha! I’m sure you both get plenty of laughs. LOL!
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