The following is a conversation that occurred between a long-time friend (who’s blonde) and myself while getting coffee at a Starbucks few months back:
Clerk: “What can I get you?”
Me: “I’ll have a Grande Skinny Mocha with whipped cream.”
Clerk: “If you get a Skinny Mocha with whipped cream, then it’s a non-fat mocha with whipped cream.”
Me: “Right, that’s what I said; a skinny mocha with whipped cream.”
Clerk: “No, a skinny has no whipped cream.”
Me: “Yes, exactly.”
The clerk looks at my friend. “What would you like?”
Her: “I’ll have a Skinny Mocha with soy milk, no actually make that skim milk.”
Clerk: “Skinny’s always have skim milk. If you get soy, then it will be a soy mocha.”
Her: “Yep, a Skinny with soy, but I changed it to skim.”
Clerk (shaking his head): “So you want a Skinny Mocha?”
Her: “Yes, but change the soy to skim.”
(his eyes getting wide with frustration and both of us with a blank look on our face.)
Clerk: “So, two Skinny Mochas and one with whipped cream.”
Me: “Yes, but mine with whipped cream and skim milk.”
Her: “…and mine, don’t do soy milk, do skim instead.”
Clerk: “Uh huh. Okay.”
(we stand waiting for our drinks.)
Me: “Did you read my book yet?”
Her: “Yes, do you think children will like it?”
Me: “No, it’s a thriller.”
Her: “Kids like thrillers.”
Me: “No, predators like kids.”
Her: “Yes, but predators get a thrill out of kids.”
Me (sighing with a sad face): “Yes, that’s what worries me. That’s why I wrote the children’s book.”
Clerk: “Here you go, two blonde roasts with whipped cream.”
Me and Her (cheerfully): “Thank you! Have a great day!”
Growing up, my father constantly used idioms that had (sometimes, unfortunately) been passed down for generations. What is an idiom you ask? Not to be confused with idiots, an idiom is a small phrase that presents a figurative meaning. Such as, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” Is it literally raining cats and dogs? No… it’s just raining really hard.
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