October 11, 2009
HE WON WHAT?
While at my grandmother's, I had dial-up for a few days. And then, we exhausted her monthly usage. Take a moment and turn your mental clock back waaay to when you paid per minute and only got a certain number of hours per month. On dial-up. Oy. We knocked it out in no time flat. So come Wednesday morning, I had no more internet for the week.
Friday my husband called and said that he didn't have access either, though for a sadder reason than I. He then said that he thought a buddy was pulling his leg by saying that Pres Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize.
I was at the lunch table with several relatives. I could've asked them if they'd heard about this news, but honestly, I thought it was too absurd to repeat out loud. I would've felt more serious asking, "Hey, have you guys heard that some people see Elvis at 7-11?" I mean, I just thought it was too stupid to repeat.
Really.
I hung up the phone and everyone at the table wondered what my husband had asked me about. So I had to say it.
And then found out it was true.
Let me repeat for emphasis: I thought the mere fact of asking my relatives if Pres Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize was too embarrassing.
Imagine my embarrassment when I found out he did.
Man, I missed a good day to be on the internet. I hear people had mad jokes.
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Friday my husband called and said that he didn't have access either, though for a sadder reason than I. He then said that he thought a buddy was pulling his leg by saying that Pres Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize.
I was at the lunch table with several relatives. I could've asked them if they'd heard about this news, but honestly, I thought it was too absurd to repeat out loud. I would've felt more serious asking, "Hey, have you guys heard that some people see Elvis at 7-11?" I mean, I just thought it was too stupid to repeat.
Really.
I hung up the phone and everyone at the table wondered what my husband had asked me about. So I had to say it.
And then found out it was true.
Let me repeat for emphasis: I thought the mere fact of asking my relatives if Pres Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize was too embarrassing.
Imagine my embarrassment when I found out he did.
Man, I missed a good day to be on the internet. I hear people had mad jokes.
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I'm pretty sure he's got American Girl of the Year locked up as well. That one's pretty cool, because you get a doll and a storybook made about you and marketed at all the American Girl Doll stores and online.
Posted by: airforcewife at October 11, 2009 05:50 PM (9sMSe)
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I wish he would've declined it. He hasn't done anything to deserve it. I think he would've earned a lot more respect by declining it like a few others before him. I thought it was a joke too.
Posted by: Sara at October 11, 2009 09:54 PM (mjMky)
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Even many of my liberal friends were making "Seriously?" and "What for?" -type comments on facebook.
Posted by: leofwende at October 11, 2009 10:10 PM (28CBm)
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Build-A-Bear has the First Dog, so an American Girl doll seems terribly likely really...
Posted by: wifeunit at October 12, 2009 11:25 AM (4B1kO)
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I couldn't believe this and ranted on Facebook about it that entire day. It's more so a reflection of the out-of-touch elitists in the world who mainly compromise the NPP committee (big surprise).
Personally, I thought this year was Morgan Tsvangirai's year - you know from stopping a tyrannical dictator from committing genocide and mass mutilation against his own people. But, eh, what do I know. As they said on Ace of Spades - the other nominees didn't have their own cover on People magazine, so there naysayers.
To lighten my mood, I took one narcissistic village (aka Hollywood) idiot and pitted him against our Emperor with No Clothes in Chief. Thus the beauty of Photoshop in our everyone-has-an-unsolicited-opinion age of society: "Kayne West Finally Properly Interrupts An Acceptance Speech" http://tinyurl.com/ylz3dvh
Personally, I thought this year was Morgan Tsvangirai's year - you know from stopping a tyrannical dictator from committing genocide and mass mutilation against his own people. But, eh, what do I know. As they said on Ace of Spades - the other nominees didn't have their own cover on People magazine, so there naysayers.
To lighten my mood, I took one narcissistic village (aka Hollywood) idiot and pitted him against our Emperor with No Clothes in Chief. Thus the beauty of Photoshop in our everyone-has-an-unsolicited-opinion age of society: "Kayne West Finally Properly Interrupts An Acceptance Speech" http://tinyurl.com/ylz3dvh
Posted by: BigD78 at October 12, 2009 02:09 PM (W3XUk)
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LOL.... I love this line: "I thought the mere fact of asking my relatives if Pres Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize was too embarrassing."
HOW TRUE!
Posted by: AFSister at October 16, 2009 03:53 PM (mUuHm)
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