I overheard one side of a telephone conversation last night that was made up of only the following phrases: “What’s the good word?” , “Sounds good chief.” , “Dude.”, “Alright boss.”, and “Later.”
So……what does it all mean? I can’t even imagine what conversation would constitute using only those phrases. Oh wait, I can totally imagine that conversation.
Me: Hello?
Guy on phone: What’s the good word?
Me: Well, I’m rather fond of the word “whimsy”, I think that’s a good word.
Guy on the phone: Sounds good, chief.
Me: Yes….yes it does. Also, I really like you calling me “chief” I think it really reflects my importance in this imaginary conversation.
Guy on the phone: Dude.
Me: You’re right. You’re right. I need to be more humble. I can’t tell me how much your candor means to me. Only a true friend could cut to the heart of the matter with only the word “dude”. You sir, are a master of language. And a gentleman. And you look good in a suit.
Guy on the phone: Alright boss.
Me: See? There you go inflating my ego again. How can a girl remain humble when you insist on lavishing her with terms of grandeur?
Guy on the phone: Later.
Me: Yes, let’s continue this conversation at a later time. I *do* so enjoy our talks.
At least, I’m pretty sure the conversation would go something like that.
Wonderful stuff – well done. In the conversations I always overhear in public, rthe forst answer is “Oh, nuthin’ – what are you doin’?”. Is this the reason for all of this technology? So that we can tell people we aren’ doing anything
Yes.
Sometimes I wonder who’s the boss…you or your imagination? lol
Widely known secret- it’s my imagination.
Here’s what our friend overheard when she stepped off the plane in L.A. a few years ago(mind you, she was about 12 years old, from upstate New York, and she was on her first flight alone, to meet up with fellow-birders for a special Young Birders trip): “Hey baby, I’ve got the stuff. This party’s gonna rock.”
Yup, it stuck. Now it’s what we use whenever we need a line. You’d be surprised how often it works out…as in, “Honey, could you pick up some milk on the way home?” (Insert line.) Or, “Could someone grab the mail on their way in?” (Insert line.)…and on and on.
LOVE one-sided conversations – so much fodder for fun!
Thanks for the lovely post – you’re such an Ace!
Haha!! That must have completely shocked her! Also, with your permission, I would love to use that line as well because it’s hilarious!
definitely – it IS hilarious and we use it often!
Couldn’t think of any other way to respond to those 3 phrases.hahaha good one!
Ha! Huzzah! GotC and imaginary conversations are back! TGIF indeed, chief!
As long as you’re happy. I’m happy.
Also, I had forgotten how much fun making things up is. Imaginary conversations may be making a comeback.
Great post!
I hear a lot that consist ONLY of “right!” and “heh, heh”, the latter in a really creepy insincere tone that my husband never uses in real life. That’s how I know he is talking to someone from work.
Haha! Yeah, I can pretty much tell who Captain Thoughtful is talking to based on his tone and whether or not he’s cursing.
OH BECKY!!!! I’m ROL,LOL!!!! You have such a great sense of humor. I’m still grinning. Hugs!
silly me… just realized it was a reblog. still funny, still laughing!
That kinda proves that men use way fewer words than women. I’ve always heard that, but never seen it so well exampled. I could go on and on about this subject… Haha
Uh-huh.
Just kidding, I could make up endless imaginary conversations just from those few phrases.
“Hnnh,” grunted the Bear, and scratched its head; it found this sort of thing hard to understand.” -The Last Battle.
Exactly.
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Thinking of all the one-sided conversations I hear on trains, bus stops, queues, restaurants and bars… oh the fun we could have
It’s pretty much a blast.
brilliant…as always!
liked and shared!
Thank you much!
hehe – this is fun
I might try filling in the blanks on other people’s phone calls.
It may be my new favorite pastime.
and men think we are the complicated ones.
This post is like sunshine of this stupidly raining day we are having in England.
Yay! Glad to be a little sunshine. How about you send some of that rain Texas’ way though? We’re still in a drought.
How about a weather exchange?
Sounds good!
No lie the sun has just come out
Dude. Am I a wizard? Because that would be awesome.
This could be a possibility, did it rain over there? Cause I did a rain dance especially.
Not that I know of…maybe it just takes the rain dance a bit of time to cross the pond.
It means that as “wedding girl” it’s all about you. As it should be.
Haha! Got it.
You da man…um, woman…
You know it!
Yep! That’s how I would’ve imagined it! lol
I think it’s the most logical conversation I could come up with.
Seeya dude!
Later.
So funny!
Thank you!
love it!
I’m still trying to understand it.