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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Thanks... wait, ... what?



When I got married, I had a deal with the husband that he would fetch his own drycleaning, a deal by which he abides most of the time.


Every so often if he's running late he'll call and ask whether I can pick up his shirts before 7:00 pm since he won't make it.


This happened tonight. Being the perfectly accommodating, wonderful wife that I am, I agreed right away.


"Sure, no problem," I answered.


Our drycleaner, not atypical of many, is owned by a Korean couple; I've not met her husband, but the woman is extraordinarily full of personality.


She didn't recognize me when I walked in, onaccoutubecuza the deal I have with my husband (I just don't go that often).


"Herro," she brightly greeted me.


"Hi there!" I answered just as enthusiastically, as enthusiastically as is possible when one is picking up shirts from the dry cleaners.


"Rast name?" she asked me. I answered.


"Furse name?" she asked me. I answered.


"Oh," she exclaimed, blushing. "Your husband handsome guy! Tall? Dark? That him?"


"Yup," I said, proud of the husband.


"You a rucky girl, you know?"


"I am lucky," I answered.


I told her I had met him when he was 16 years old.


I was flattered.


"Wow," she said thoughtfully, "I guess you have some good qualities to have handsome guy like that, huh?"


"Thanks," I started to say.... wait a minute...



9 comments:

  1. Dry cleaning?

    Don't you know their ancient Chinese secret is Calgon?

    See? I just saved you a lot of money.

    You're welcome.

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  2. Yeah, she "cheerfully" didn't hold anything back, did she?

    Sheesh!

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  3. At least she didn't ask if your husband could stop by to clean out her lint-trap.

    I have no idea what that even means. Sorry. Just trying a little dry-cleaning humor. If they even have lint-traps, which they probably don't. So...oh well.

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  4. I'm sure you have just the right qualities!

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  5. LOL! BTW, I have the same deal with my husband when it comes to the dry cleaner.

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  6. Our dry cleaning gets picked up and dropped off, I hate doing it so that's our happy medium.


    And I just love it when random women think I'm the lucky one. WTF!

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  7. That is so funny!!!

    My hubbs get remembered too. Me, not so much.

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  8. I think her complement was lost in translation. Lol!

    When my husband and I were dating we would go to this little Chinese restaurant and I had to laugh every time they would hand us our take out order and say ever so cheerfully... "wechtabul fied wice, weddy!"

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  9. Ruuuht? haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahah
    (big deep breath) Haaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhaaaaahahahahahahahhahahah hahahahahahahahahahahah haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    (oy)

    I'm laughing because you had to pick up the dry cleaning. You very un-rucky girl.
    (But ya... funny rady at the dry clean-ah)

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