So I guess it might be time for another entry about my girlfriend. I've been threatening her for a while now that I'd tell the SG world about the whole "abominable" thing.
The greatest betrayal she has ever visited upon me.
Background: Our relationship had a long and slow gestation, from meeting on the net, living in different cities, occasional visits to get to know each other better. A lot of the reason that we were so compatible was our senses of humour, and how we did so many things that made each other laugh.
Her name is Kate. One night we stood in the cold on top of a building, and she huddled inside her jacket and declared proudly "I'm an abonable SnowKate!"
Yes, that's abonable. I cracked up laughing. Since she liked to make me laugh, she kept on using "abonable" in various contexts. I don't remember how we got onto the issue of trying to say "abominable" properly, but when we did, she kept pronouncing it "abonimable", switching the m and the n.
She told me in all seriousness that she just had trouble pronouncing it. I would ask her to say the word, and she'd say "abonimable". I would get her to say it slowly, syllable by syllable, like "A Bomb In A Bull".
She would carefully say "A bomb, in a bull" and I'd congratulate her and get her to say it fast, and she'd say "abonimable" with a pleased tone in her voice.
I'd burst into laughter, and shake my head and she'd wail "I can't hear the difference!" And then we'd repeat the whole exercise, me still somewhat puzzled that my brilliant girlfriend not only had so much trouble pronouncing the word, but she couldn't even hear what she was doing wrong.
Much hilarity did ensue, as we went back and forth through A-bomb-in-a-bull, followed by abonimable!, followed by I can't hear the difference!
The thing you need to understand is, this went on for years. YEARS. For years, I believed my girlfriend could not say the word "abominable".
A few months ago, she told me she had a confession. She looked sheepish and uncomfortable, and I had no idea what kind of confession could be so important.
The words that came out of her mouth were "You know how I can't say the word abominable..."
She deceived me this way for YEARS!
Years.
Because it made me laugh that she couldn't say it, and she liked making me laugh, so she just kept pretending.
A bomb. In a bull.
The greatest betrayal she has ever visited upon me.
Background: Our relationship had a long and slow gestation, from meeting on the net, living in different cities, occasional visits to get to know each other better. A lot of the reason that we were so compatible was our senses of humour, and how we did so many things that made each other laugh.
Her name is Kate. One night we stood in the cold on top of a building, and she huddled inside her jacket and declared proudly "I'm an abonable SnowKate!"
Yes, that's abonable. I cracked up laughing. Since she liked to make me laugh, she kept on using "abonable" in various contexts. I don't remember how we got onto the issue of trying to say "abominable" properly, but when we did, she kept pronouncing it "abonimable", switching the m and the n.
She told me in all seriousness that she just had trouble pronouncing it. I would ask her to say the word, and she'd say "abonimable". I would get her to say it slowly, syllable by syllable, like "A Bomb In A Bull".
She would carefully say "A bomb, in a bull" and I'd congratulate her and get her to say it fast, and she'd say "abonimable" with a pleased tone in her voice.
I'd burst into laughter, and shake my head and she'd wail "I can't hear the difference!" And then we'd repeat the whole exercise, me still somewhat puzzled that my brilliant girlfriend not only had so much trouble pronouncing the word, but she couldn't even hear what she was doing wrong.
Much hilarity did ensue, as we went back and forth through A-bomb-in-a-bull, followed by abonimable!, followed by I can't hear the difference!
The thing you need to understand is, this went on for years. YEARS. For years, I believed my girlfriend could not say the word "abominable".
A few months ago, she told me she had a confession. She looked sheepish and uncomfortable, and I had no idea what kind of confession could be so important.
The words that came out of her mouth were "You know how I can't say the word abominable..."
She deceived me this way for YEARS!
Years.
Because it made me laugh that she couldn't say it, and she liked making me laugh, so she just kept pretending.
A bomb. In a bull.
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shawna:
That's so cool. I mean, a little decieving, but funny as hell.
polly:
MUA'S