Normally I avoid posting on Fridays, so as not to distract from the spectacle that is that day’s 50 word fiction post, which is right down there, but enough people have said to me, today, “Jodi… what did you find yourself in the middle of, for pete’s sake?” that I am going to post a third time. And the answer is this: it doesn’t matter. Because that sort of nonsense can only bother you so long. Especially in a world of people who “get” all the right things. Finding out that it’s not only your old friends, but your new ones as well who understand that incoherent joke about pickles. Hearing someone tell you they are finally freed from their indentured servitude and will be returning to their normal job of paying attention to you next week. And people who tell you stories that make this picture amusing.
And last, but certainly not least, finding some spanking new music, including songs about monkeys!
That’s right, I said MONKEYS!
So is the whole album like that? I do like monkey songs.
fun song!
I saw the subject line and wondered what it might mean. A couple of things came to mind, but I wasn’t about to make that guess.
Then I read the pickle-joke reference and wondered if the punch line was, “because they can’t get their heads in the jar,” or “sour puss.” Again, I didn’t dare go there.
The cone and the bush. It was almost like a theme was coming together. Or, was I just tired and seeing things not there.
When spanking and monkey (well, monkeys) appeared just a few words from each other I wondered just how rude would I seem if I asked about the joke, the cone and the monkey reference.
Of course … being from the midwest and being a farily new reader of your blog, I couldn’t possibly ask.
I scrolled a bit further and found the Darling Nikki link. And then the “Ping us” bit, and figured most readers of your blog probably weren’t all that uptight.
So, I’ll risk being rude. — I’m guessing:
— You’ve been to too many parties that were lacking guys.
— Sour Puss
— A bush and ping us
Forgive me if I’m way off base. I’m not exactly Monk or Columbo. (Yea, I know you didn’t present the entry as a solve-this-puzzle thing. That’s just how it came together as I was reading it.)
well, the title of the post is a movie quote i chose only because it mentioned pickles. the pickle joke is actually a bit from dane cook about working the drive thru at a burger king, and people who spoke to softly in the speaker. the people who get the joke are a: my friend mr. moon who has been my friend for years and years and knows exactly what i mean when i say “and the pickles.. the cheese and the burger.. the pickles and the cheese.. the pickles THE PICKLES.” the other one being william, who I’ve only known for 6 months, but proved to be hip to the pickle reference in the same week mr. moon and i were reminiscing about that. which filled my heart with love for him.
the cone is in reference to a story christine told me one morning about the lady at the gas station who was a bit too concerned about her traffic cone. the friend freed from indentured servitude is Fee, who has been working on a project at work, days, evenings and weekends… who popped online on friday to tell me project was OVER and she would be returning to me soon.
since lonnie, william, christine and fee all took time out during the day to cheer me up when i was feeling a little blue, it was just giving them a shout out. so there wasn’t that much you could get from all that. and YET you did an AWESOME sassy detective job. just so happens, i’m not all that deep. 🙂
Jodi, let us hope the rest of our weeks on earth are eventful but not THAT eventful. 😉
Another cool song! Thanks for finding cool new music for us to listen to! I’m gonna have to check out more, from them!
Oh, and I’m sorry you had a down day, on friday, I hope things are looking up, now.