Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Conversation



At cards tonight:

Ron: Hey Phil, do you know anyone with a harness?

Phil: Yeah I do, b'y, what d'ya want it for?

Ron: Not for me, b'y, it's for John.

Phil: What he want it for?

Ron: For his shrimping pool.

Phil: Oh right, that's some pool, I seen it.

Ron: Yeah, that's why he needs a harness.

Me (bemused at this point): Why would someone need a harness to catch shrimp?

Ron: Wha?

Phil: Wha?

Me: And I don't think he'll have shrimp up in that pool it's on a hill and not connected to the sea.

Ron: Wha?

Phil: Wha?

Me (knowing the difference between my seas, rivers and fish varieties): Like it's freshwater?

Ron (sighing tolerantly): Of course, yeah, it's freshwater. He needs the harness to finish the sides of it, it's very deep.

Me: So why is he putting shrimp in it?

Ron: First I heard of that.

Me: You just said....

Ron: Wha? No, I didn't. He'll be using the pool as a shrimping pool.

Me: (light bulb flashing, translator in overdrive)Oh, a swimming pool!

Ron: Yeah, that's what I said, a shrimping pool.


Note to red-faced self: Please, please, please, stay out of any shrimp harnessing conversations.

6 comments:

  1. Thx for the morning laugh....LOLOLOLOL

    xo

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  2. Thanks for the tip. The next time a conversation turns to shrimp harnessing I shall study my fingernails intently. Or pretend I'm very hard of hearing.

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  3. Did you win at cards? I'm staying well away from the shrimpy things! ;)

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  4. Maybe they were talking about a schwimping pool, but why do you need a harness for it?

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  5. I'm still not with you.
    You'll have to explain how 'shrimping' can sound like 'swimming'.

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