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Conversation Overheard by a Cat

Me (after scrubbing down the master bathroom):  Check out this supah-clean sink.
Him: That *is* a supah-clean sink.
Me:  I couldn’t find a junk toothbrush though, so there’s still this tiny grotty bit between the faucets.
Him:  So we’ll buy a cheap one next time we’re out.
*fifteen minutes later*
Him (brandishing a pink Hello Kitty toothbrush I haven’t seen [...]

Conversation With an 8-Year Old

Her:  I’m going to be like Uncle David…
Me:  How so?
Her:  I’m going to live alone and have kittens!
Me:  But someday, when you’re not looking, you’re going to be smacked upside the head by Love…
Her (vehemently):  I’m too smart for Love!

Conversation in the Garden

Me:  Holy crap, would you look at those freaky bugs!
Him:  What do they look like?
Me:  Extras from Starship Troopers.

Weather and Gardening and Still Smokin’

Florida drives me nuts, it really does. I’m sitting here right now, at 9:13AM, contemplating changing into shorts because it’s so, er, sultry out there, and yet tomorrow night it’s going to be all of 27 degrees. Maddening, I tell you. I don’t see how any of us survive.
It does make for [...]

In Lieu of Actual Content…

Today’s AIM conversations…
Sekimori: you know
bluecoyotestudio: yes?
Sekimori: i figure, by definition, if I get an email to 100words that says, “how can I be a writer on your site???” that person is too stupid to live
bluecoyotestudio: hahahahahha
Sekimori: i mean it’s listed right there under the faq. how to contribute
Sekimori: idiot
bluecoyotestudio: yup
Sekimori: and yet I keep [...]

Conversations With a 38 Year Old

(For you noobs, this used to be a very popular series back when I used to do this regularly…)
Him: I’m going to get Diego Garcia.
(comes back with vacuum cleaner)
Me: Do you remember why we named it that?
Him: No. But we’re probably one of the few people who have a named vacuum [...]