Friday, August 31, 2007

Emerging Grey is the New Blonde

I don’t know much about cars. That’s boy stuff. Today I was behind a rather sleek looking, black Jag at the traffic lights. I was very impressed that Jaguar had decided to name their model after Michael Stype from REM - a liberal and progressive decision. Then someone corrected my blonde moment and told me it was an S-TYPE!


A guy at work confessed (and yes he is Irish) that he once stood on a station platform and asked the conductor what time the 12:30 train was due. The words had left his mouth before he realised how stupid it sounded. (In his defense, it was 12:40 at the time but it just sounded so blonde!)

ClareBear came home extremely hungover on Thursday morning after a blokes night with Queen Bea, had a quick shower, changed for work then scrambled around trying to find her car keys. Again, the blonde moment “Where did you lose them?” sprouted from my idiotic mouth, long before I engaged my brain. Obviously if she knew where she’d lost them they would be found. They were recovered still sitting in the ignition.

I once phoned a friend on their landline and asked them “Where are you now?”. Automatic response from using my mobile too much.

It’s Friday . . . gimme a break! Does emerging grey count as blonde?

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:15 pm

    Either emerging grey IS the new blonde or I am WAY to use to my cell phone because I called my bud Jim at his home yesterday and the first thing out of my mouth was, "Dood, you home?".

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  2. Anonymous8:55 pm

    Baino have you ever tried to answer the phone by putting the computer mouse to your ear?

    Give it another 10 years....

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  3. On the naming of cars: Did you know that the Ford Ka was named especially for the people of Drogheda (my home town). Everybody in Drogheda (Drawda to the locals) drives a Ka and they park them in Ka Paaks. They also eat Maas Baas.
    Don't get it? It's an accent thing.

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  4. I love logging in at 9:17and getting your comments. I get the accent thing. Brian sooooo glad you do that. It's like arms getting shorter!
    GM: um not quite but I lose my car and can't use auto text on a mobile
    B3N: happy weekend you sound like you've had a helluva week. We call them kaaa paaks too! Are you really in irelad? Fark me dayed!

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