My sister has a knack for overhearing really funny things. My father and mother share this gift. Come to think of it, relatives on both sides of the family do--my mom's side of the family tends to remember funny quotes from strangers' conversations by heart, whereas my father keeps little scraps of paper on which he'll write humorous tidbits. Ever the absent minded professor, he'd forget the specificity of the instance and only remember a general sense of hilarity.
Julie (my sis) has been sending me emails containing funny names she and her friends come across at work, in the newspaper, and on TV. The names are RIDICULOUS. The very best ones tend to be her friends' students at school or my people my sister has heard of through work, so that means I cannot share them. Confidentiality and all that. (I suppose very vague rules may've been breached, but posting them on the internet would be a little obvious.)
Here's an excerpt from an email she just sent. It made me laugh and made me overjoyed yet again that she'll be here next week for MY BIRTHDAY!
I overheard a strange conversation the other day at the grocery store. It was so strange that I didn't even remember it for several days.
Kid: I have a headache!"
Mother: "Well, duh! You had your head stuck in a hole in the wall!"
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I worked at a salon and one of our clients was named
BUNKY GRUBBS
I'm not fucking kidding I am naming my child Bunky.
My friend Bernadette does the same thing! Among my favorites: Phyllis B0somworth and last night, I got an e-mail with the subject line "Wonder what it's like to shake hands with him" and the name was "The0 McClammy."
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