Ralph: Open the trunk for me, Norm!
Norman: How?
Ralph: Push the button! ... Sigh...
Norman: Push (x5)
Ralph: Hurry! This is heavy!
Norman: How does it work?!!
Ralph: Hold it down!
Norman: How does it work?
In a Junior High English class, several students were assigned parts of a play and were reading the lines aloud. One amiable fellow had the part of the son and had the line “Good night, dad!” (Read like an exasperated exclamation). He read it “Good night dad!” (Read like he was going to bed). The whole class, including the teacher, was completely useless for five minutes, spurred on by the bewildered look on his face.
@Hekko, exactly what I was thinking-much easier to open himself than explain to Norm.@ChessPirate, My story of a clueless player from HS days was when they still had written “black” dialect (in the 50s); my drama partner was a black girl who was not familiar with ANY kind of dialect or such. The result was not mirth producing, but was an embarrassment. The girl read it as well as she could, but it would have been better had we just been able to switch roles.
hekko Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Norm, hold these boxes!
ChessPirate almost 11 years ago
In a Junior High English class, several students were assigned parts of a play and were reading the lines aloud. One amiable fellow had the part of the son and had the line “Good night, dad!” (Read like an exasperated exclamation). He read it “Good night dad!” (Read like he was going to bed). The whole class, including the teacher, was completely useless for five minutes, spurred on by the bewildered look on his face.
gaslightguy almost 11 years ago
That’s why Coke bottles used to have “open other end” on the bottom.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
@Hekko, exactly what I was thinking-much easier to open himself than explain to Norm.@ChessPirate, My story of a clueless player from HS days was when they still had written “black” dialect (in the 50s); my drama partner was a black girl who was not familiar with ANY kind of dialect or such. The result was not mirth producing, but was an embarrassment. The girl read it as well as she could, but it would have been better had we just been able to switch roles.