Random Babblings from the Road...

Ok, so before I hit the road for work I stopped by and picked up a fabulous invention called "Shot in the Dark" from Java Jive. It's not for everyone. To quote the song,

It smelled like turpentine, and looked like Indian ink.
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink!

Ok, so it's really not that bad. The real reason you drink it is for the buzz. It takes you from "AFLAC" to hummingbird in a matter of seconds. Remember the scene from Over the Hedge where the little squirrel downs that heavily caffeinated drink and time ceases to exist? Yea, something like that.

Anyways, I'm driving around Northeast Missouri installing computers in our maintenance sheds having some totally random thoughts about language in general. Is it any wonder we can communicate at all? Let's just work through some common expressions you hear, and how they aren't for everyone. For example, 'Sup dog. In my world, I'm asking my dog (actual 4 legged animal named Moxie) how he's doing. You following me? Ok, here's another, "Where my peeps at?" Unless you're trying to find your marshmallow goodies at Easter, you sound stupid. There's also a commercial running right now that proves my point. The dad with his "tight" jeans. Tell your wife her jeans are "tight" and see if you don't sleep on the couch a few nights.