View From The Porch: Overheard in the Office:

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Overheard in the Office:

I'm in the office, messing around on my computer.

Roomie is in her bedroom down the hall, having turned in for the night...

RX: "Hey... Do you smell anything funny?"

Me: "What, like a dead clown?"

12 comments:

og said...: Or a clown with bad hygeine.; 10:07 PM, October 25, 2011
Beaumont said...: Is it evil of me to enjoy dead clowns?; 10:18 PM, October 25, 2011
tickmeister said...: Depends on how you enjoy them.; 10:38 PM, October 25, 2011
Jeffro said...: Funny-strange or funny-funny?; 10:49 PM, October 25, 2011
the pawnbroker said...: Only funny clown is a dead clown.

So, yeah.; 11:22 PM, October 25, 2011
og said...: All dead clowns are funny. Even the ones you build yourself; 11:51 PM, October 25, 2011
doubletrouble said...: OK, enjoying dead clowns might be right out.; 11:52 PM, October 25, 2011
Drang said...: Dead clown or smelly hippie? What are Dead Clowns #Occupying this year?; 1:06 AM, October 26, 2011
J. Biden said...: "Clowns? ...Send 'em right in."; 9:03 AM, October 26, 2011
Brad K. said...: You know, you get a funny smell if/when mice get into the house, and fall is a prime time for rodent invasions.

The smell gets a tad bit stronger if they fall victim to a trap. Especially if you don't check the trap in the first three or four weeks. Don't ask me how I know.

Error analysis often includes statements like, "Huh. I forgot about that trap."

* I prefer the plastic-permanent-bait Victor brand traps. Because if one mouse comes in, others often follow the trail. I wash my hands after unloading and resetting the trap. Every time. They work for years. I tried a different brand, and they don't seem to last or catch the wandering rodent. Or baby snake like the one in the barn; I turned it loose to keep eating bugs and such.; 9:52 PM, October 26, 2011
Justthisguy said...: Brad, are you one of us people with Aspie tendencies? I mean, you didn't go with the jokes, but immediately started logically analysing the situation.; 3:15 AM, October 29, 2011
Brad K. said...: Justthisguy,

Um, I blame that on Skip.

Skip pointed out to me that there is no humor without pain. I haven't looked at humor or "funny" or jokes the same since then.

Joy, the curious delight of tangles of meaning, those I find enjoyable. And I almost *have* to get the jokes, in order to wend a way around them so consistently.

Enjoy!; 10:23 PM, November 13, 2011