Our #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, works with the best people! She’s with the CIA — Corn Island Archaeology.
They have so much fun, I would love to work with them. If I had an air-conditioned and winter-heated mechano-suit that would do the hard work for me. That’s doable, isn’t it?
ANYWAY, they say things to each other in good-natured jest that would get them poked in the snoot, if they said the same thing to a stranger. For instance, Sara doesn’t remember what she said to trigger this from co-worker Jonas Yates, but she reported his response with delight:
I got that manly sweeper picture from Pixabay, by the way. Free pictures, y’all. The price is right; I like it a lot.
This post is part of Linda G. Hills weekly blog hop, One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner or just like them, follow the link.
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Write about a difficult job with co-workers/work/boss that make it worth it.
MA
Roy A Ackerman, PhD, EA
July 10, 2019 at 8:52amIn the pantheon of one-liners, this one doesn’t make the wall, Marian…
Marian Allen
July 10, 2019 at 9:25amSorry for you, Roy. It has a place of honor on mine. 😀
Joanne Sisco
July 10, 2019 at 5:34pmDon’t we all have at least one friend like that? ?
Marian Allen
July 11, 2019 at 7:49amApparently, the whole crew has a whole crew of friends like that. lol!
Mitchell Allen
July 11, 2019 at 6:53amHi Marian,
Context is everything. Imagine Ronald Reagan saying that to Nancy. Now, imagine Dan Akroyd saying that to Jane Curtin.
I immediately thought of the second context, since you wrote that your daughter was delighted.
Cheers,
Mitch
Marian Allen
July 11, 2019 at 7:51amIf Jane Curtain had cracked up when he said it, fist-bumped him, and invited her mother to appreciate it, yes.