The smartest man… EVAR.
Now… I’ve never claimed to be the smartest man. And don’t be deluded into thinking that that title up thur’ is implying such. Also note the use of the leetspeak word Evar. As usual, the Wikipedia comes through with more information on the frequent and intentional misspellings of words than you would evar want to know.
Anyway, back to my smartness, which is of course the topic at hand. I’d like to spend alittle time reviewing the two landmark and defining moments in how smart I am:
Episode One:
Date and time: Unknown. Sometime when me and the wife were in the pimp Camry.
Word of controversy: ParisianThe wife and I were driving around deh Gwinnett Place Mall, and I noticed the department store Parisian. In a fit of absolute brilliance, after having seen this place at least 25 other times, it occured to me that…wait asecond, a Parisian could be… someone from Paris!!! Holy crap, that makes sense.
Being the type of person to blurt out whatever comes to mind, I immediately shared this with my poor wife, and she gave me this look of utter disbelief that I had just figured this out. I gave her a look back, that said, “whatever woman, you’ve been to Paris, thats the only reason you know that that word means someone from Paris.”
Episode Two:
Date and Time: Who knows. It’s been within the last year, though.
Word of controversy: Chick-Fil-AI really like Chick-Fil-A. I go there alot. Probably alot more than I should. But for a long time (how long? Well I first remember eating at a Chick-Fil-A around age 12, and I came upon this epiphany of epiphanies around age 24… so 12 years), I never really understood it’s name. What the crap is a “Fil-A”?
At some point, with the wife again, it occured to me… wait asecond, they sell chicken at Chick-Fil-A… chicken comes in filets…
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, Fil-A means filet!!11oneoneeleventyone!!!11Cos(0)1111!11
Sadly, I didn’t have a retort to my dear wife when she looked at me in sobering shock, this time.
Today’s funny link is for the geeks out there. Have fun: Office Poltergeist
if I may . . .
I just want to clarify a few things.
#1 – After the comment about me having gone to Paris, I replied with something to the effect of ” I knew that way before I went to Paris. I mean, come on, who doesn’t get that?” No need to answer that question, beause I now know the answer.
#2 – I believe I explained to you that Fil-A meant filet as we were pulling into a Chick-Fil-A and already having a conversation about filet mignon. Now, of course you had to have had the epiphany for it to have made sense, but . . . I’m just saying I think you were helped out a little more than you remember.
#3 – I know I am making my husband look worse than he made himself look, but this goes the other way as well. I can’t think of anything off the top of my head, but I know there have been (and will be) plenty of times that I have felt (will feel) rediculous for not having figured out something silly before.
#4 – My husband is a very intelligent man. I love him more than anything else on this earth!!!1
I hope everyone is clear now!
lol, thanks for informing me what a parision is, I probably would have gone on misreading the word as partison and been perfectly happy with that.
This should be an ongoing topic as you have epiphanies about ridiculous stuff. It must happen all the time…
“every kiss begins with kay”
-took me however many years i’ve been hearing that commercial until like last year to realize they were talking about the letter “k” and the jeweler
“arby’s” is for roast beef or “r-b’s”
i’ve got more i’m sure, as i have these on a pretty regular basis. might be a more universal post than you expected…
My wife and I just realized the Kay thing a couple weeks ago, after our 3rd purchase from them. So you are not alone.
Okay, so I totally never know that about Arby’s and Kay jewelers. It sure seems like those “duh” moments happen to me quite a lot, though I can’t think of any other significant ones.
I know they have happened a lot to Ben, too. So, Eric, fear not! You are in good company!