is the word

HE: So the author of this book I’m reading has written a bunch of stuff on Greece.

ME: Really? What’s he written about grease??

HE: Oh, you know, just the history of it.

ME: Ohh, okay. The history of “Grease.”

HE: Yeah. You know, city-states, Olympics.

(a pause)

ME: Oh. Sure. Greece.

6 Replies to “is the word”

  1. my hubby and i once had about a 25 mile converstaion before we realized we were really talking about 2 different things. sort of comforting to know it’s not just us!

  2. cindy — See, now I kinda wish I could have sustained it for 25 miles.

    You are inspiring. 😉

    Why my first impulse was to assume he was talking about grease is beyond me.

  3. Well, I guess I have to de-lurk on this one. I laughed out loud. It sounds like most of the conversations I have these days. The only thing is that I also have conversations where what the other person says never gets through. All I hear is a string of words that rhyme with what the other person really said. That’s a trip!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *