conversations with my great, food-critic grandfather
grandpa: the other day we had barbecued meat for supper. you tell me something, is that healthy? what kind of fool sets fire to something and then eats it?
me (reasonably): well grandpa david, you know people've been doing that for thousands of years now.
grandpa: oh really?
me: yep. thousands.
grandpa: you ever noticed something about all those people, perel?
me: er...what, grandpa?
grandpa: they're all dead now, ain't they?
the scary thing is, i have a feeling the pt would have employed identical logic.
me (reasonably): well grandpa david, you know people've been doing that for thousands of years now.
grandpa: oh really?
me: yep. thousands.
grandpa: you ever noticed something about all those people, perel?
me: er...what, grandpa?
grandpa: they're all dead now, ain't they?
the scary thing is, i have a feeling the pt would have employed identical logic.
posted by fudge at 9:08 PM
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u called him as grandpa DAVID??? Is it because so nobody will confused between grandpa and grandpa david?
LOL!
My grandfather on any food: Eat it for 100 years and you'll live long.
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Ezzie! My gpa used to say the same thing! "Steak (or whatever) is good for you; if you eat it for 120 years you'll live long."
We had the EXACT same conversation with him an hour later. I think he was working up his material with you so he could use it on us!
We also experienced these exchanges:
Grampa David (disparaging the food at the Nursing Home): How many vegetables do you put in your vegetable soup?
Mrs. B: How many vegetables do you want?
GD: Just answer the question. How many do you put in?
MB: I don't know what the right answer is.
GD: Just tell me.
MB: I don't know. Five, maybe.
GD (waving hand): You're just as bad as them.
Also:
GD (complaing that the battery he made my Mother-in-law get from Radio Shack for his $19.95 crap-watch didn't make it come back to life): Look at this! It still doesn't work!
Me: Maybe it's just broken.
GD: Well, how much did it cost?
MB: 19.95. And $5 for a new battery.
Me: Maybe you should just buy a new watch.
GD: At my age, I don't even think I should be buying new batteries. We'll see who stops ticking first.
I love that guy.
So *that's* where Mrs. B. got her sense of humor! :)
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