“Ahhh, Jay. What’s that bideo you want for Janoe?” (That’s what she calls Z-Dub)
“He wants Horton Hears a Who,” I reply.
Confused, she asks “What? Horton Hears What?”
“A who!”
“Who?”
“Horton Hears a Who!”
“Horton who?”
“It’s the name of the movie. Horton Hears a Who,” I say clearly and concisely.
“Hears who?”
“No Mom, it’s the name of the movie. It’s Dr. Suess.”
“Who?”
“You know Dr. Suess. He wrote Green Eggs and Ham.”
“What’s that? How do you spell that doctor?”
“S-U-E-S-S.”
“Okay, S-U…what’s the rest?”
“Actually, that’s not important. The DVD box is orange and has an elephant on it. It’s called Horton Hears a Who?”
“Who?”
What you’ve just read is a conversation that was played out several times over the course of a month with my Filipina mother-in-law as she attempted to purchase a DVD for her grandson. She cracks us up.
This guy understands the humor…
“Okay, S-U…what’s the rest?”
“Actually, that’s not important. The DVD box is orange and has an elephant on it. It’s called Horton Hears a Who?”
“Who?”
What you’ve just read is a conversation that was played out several times over the course of a month with my Filipina mother-in-law as she attempted to purchase a DVD for her grandson. She cracks us up.
This guy understands the humor…
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