Stuff Mr. Q’s Dad Says
There’s this guy that I follow on Twitter and Facebook - Justin. He has an account named ‘Shit My Dad Says‘. He’s become a Web 2.0 sensation, posting/tweeting stuff his 74 year old dad says. I don’t think his dad suffers from dementia or other malady, he just says funny stuff. Rumor has it that he’s been received TV and other media offers. You can’t help but laugh at the things he says, because let’s face it, some elderly folks sometimes just say and do what they want. I think some of the things they say are because they just don’t care what people think. Other times, I think it’s because they don’t hear well and make stuff up to make it seem like they can hear. I really don’t quite understand, since I’m not old. Yet.
Anyway, tonight we visited Mr. Q’s dad. He’s older than Justin’s dad. And definitely can’t hear. And, lets say that his communication skills could use some improvement. Perfect recipe for misunderstanding, huh?
So, Mr. Q’s dad tells us he tried to make an appointment with the ear doctor. But, he had trouble hearing the woman on the phone so he didn’t make the appointment. He says that he thinks that the phone cord got loose. So, Mr. Q checks the phone jack, it’s all good. Then, a few minutes later he says something about the phone not working…he thinks the battery doesn’t work. Oh, and it has been a problem for several months. So, after a few minutes of frustrating, dead end conversation, we determine that the cordless phone had DIED while he was on the phone. And, as Mr. Q quite rightly in pointed out, technically his dad really couldn’t hear the woman, since the phone was DEAD! We point out this fact, and he confirms, ‘I KNOW I can’t hear!’. Which we in response can’t help but to laugh out loud. It was a priceless comment. Anyway, we checked the phone, and wouldn’t you know, a ‘Low Battery’ message appears on the phone. Doh! Shoot me now. Please.
Then, he tells us he’s lost a lot of weight. We ask how he knows this…he proceeds to give us a blow by blow description of a failed attempted weigh-in he had this week. Which brings me to ask the question, if you didn’t get on the scale, how do you know you lost a lot of weight? Because, he responds, when he stands up, his pants fall down - all the way down. [Insert appropriate 'Pants on the Ground' reference here] :-). Again, we didn’t get to this information in a short period of time…it took about seven minutes to get here. Once again, Shoot me now. Pretty Please.
I can’t make this stuff up - trust me, it’s all true. I can’t wait to see him again next week.
