should've seen it coming
PHONE (ON VIBRATE): buzz buzz. buzz buzz. buzz buzz. (two minute pause) buzz buzz. buzz buzz. buzz buzz. (pause) buzz buzz. buzz buzz. buzz b--
COWORKER: perel. your phone's vibrating.
PHONE: buzz buzz. buzz buzz.
ME: i know, i know...who calls six times in a row...okay, i'm getting it...
COWORKER: good.
PHONE: buzz buzz.
ME: hello?
BUBBE: perel!
ME (lowering voice): hi, bubbe.
BUBBE: what are you having for supper today, perel?
ME: i'm at work, bubbe. i'm not eating supper. i'll call you b--
BUBBE: what are you going to eat for supper?
ME: soup, bubbe.
BUBBE: oh how nice. listen, perel, grampa's friend nathaniel wants to know if mendy's is good.
ME (confused): what?
BUBBE: you know, if they have a good hamburger.
ME: um...i don't think they serve hamburgers.
BUBBE: what's the point of being a restaurant if you don't have a good hamburger?
ME: they might, i don't know. listen, bubbe--
BUBBE: i told grampa i wouldn't go to a restaurant unless they had a good hamburger.
ME: sounds like a plan.
BUBBE: so that's no good, if they don't have good hamburgers.
COWORKER: *snort*
ME: listen, bubbe, i'll call you back later
BUBBE: so you're saying they don't have a good hamburger?
ME: i don't KNOW! it requires further investigation! i'll talk to you soon, ok?
BUBBE: okay, i love you.
ME: okay bye!
(hanging up phone)
COWORKER: so your grandmother actually has a louder phone voice than my grandmother.
ME: well--
PHONE: buzz buzz. buzz buzz.
ME: what the--hello?
BUBBE: hi, perel!
ME: bubbe! i told you i would--
BUBBE: yeah, listen, what kind of soup are you making?
COWORKER: perel. your phone's vibrating.
PHONE: buzz buzz. buzz buzz.
ME: i know, i know...who calls six times in a row...okay, i'm getting it...
COWORKER: good.
PHONE: buzz buzz.
ME: hello?
BUBBE: perel!
ME (lowering voice): hi, bubbe.
BUBBE: what are you having for supper today, perel?
ME: i'm at work, bubbe. i'm not eating supper. i'll call you b--
BUBBE: what are you going to eat for supper?
ME: soup, bubbe.
BUBBE: oh how nice. listen, perel, grampa's friend nathaniel wants to know if mendy's is good.
ME (confused): what?
BUBBE: you know, if they have a good hamburger.
ME: um...i don't think they serve hamburgers.
BUBBE: what's the point of being a restaurant if you don't have a good hamburger?
ME: they might, i don't know. listen, bubbe--
BUBBE: i told grampa i wouldn't go to a restaurant unless they had a good hamburger.
ME: sounds like a plan.
BUBBE: so that's no good, if they don't have good hamburgers.
COWORKER: *snort*
ME: listen, bubbe, i'll call you back later
BUBBE: so you're saying they don't have a good hamburger?
ME: i don't KNOW! it requires further investigation! i'll talk to you soon, ok?
BUBBE: okay, i love you.
ME: okay bye!
(hanging up phone)
COWORKER: so your grandmother actually has a louder phone voice than my grandmother.
ME: well--
PHONE: buzz buzz. buzz buzz.
ME: what the--hello?
BUBBE: hi, perel!
ME: bubbe! i told you i would--
BUBBE: yeah, listen, what kind of soup are you making?
posted by fudge at 3:36 PM
22 Comments:
ha ha ha!! you always have the best stories!
i think this is what the OFF button is for ;-)
Being entertaining must run in your family....
My dad used to order hamburgers in Chinese restaurants.
So...
You're screwed.
That's what Bubbies are for! What would without them there to make sure we've eaten? :-P
Oysh. That is at once hilarious and maddening.
Still, I wish I had a bubbe to call and make sure I ate dinner...
scraps u wouldn't like bubbe to call u thousand time and want to know everything about you. bubbe is 10 times worse than mom. better careful what u wish for
Unless my future husband's bubbe is like that, there's no danger in my wishing...
Actually this is a major problem, with everyone having cell phones. People are answering and taking calls at inappropriate times. In the middle of class. At work. Driving cars. Getting a gynecological exam. I actually saw a doctor take a cell phone call during a bronchoscopy the other day.
It's ok not to answer the phone. If the ringing bothers you, TURN IT OFF.
I admire your work ethic, Perel. Not many people have your integrity.
Wow...And I thought WE had it bad.
I had a burger buddy over chanuka.
:)
no, you had a buggy burger.
Also, for the record, Mendy's on 34th Street does sell hamburgers.
She didn't actually order a hamburger.
bronchoscopy
Dinosaur surgery?
?
That would be brontoscopy.
When did we start talking about dinosaur surgery, and why?
you can blame me for the dinosaurs
man, i have GOT to write a new post...
By George I think she's got it!
wouldn't bronchoscopy be about horses instead?
Just try not to get kicked :)
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