Odd noises in odd places

So I hear strange singing from the bathroom.

Me: What is going on in there?
DH: I've been pooping for too long and someone mentioned Muppet babies.

Apparently he was singing the theme song in funny voices. 

Interesting store inventory

Friend and I went to a store. She was looking for an inflatable mattress for a guest that was coming soon. We went up the a sales associate.

Friend: Where could we find an inflatable mattress?
Associate: *probably a touch confused from difference from previous conversation with another customer* Huh?
Friend: A blow up mattress?
Associate: Oh! Hmm.. It should be near here... hmmm.
*Associate 2 walks by*
Associate: Hey! Do you know where the blow up dolls are?
Associate 2: WHA? O.O
Associate: Blow up MATTRESS! OMG!
Associate 2: *Gives location while laughing*
Associate: I can't believe I said blow up doll. *laughs*
Us: Have a great day and thanks!

Way with words 2

DH spoke about the mating dance of the North American nerd. A friends' boyfriend apparently has "The mating song of the North American nerd " to match.

Silly Dad Stories (SDS)

Silly Dad stories (SDS): I have been told by several people I should write a book about my family as it would make a wonderful comedy. I'll put in random stories that I remember. As the most common perpetrator of odd stuff is dad he gets to be in the title.

Dad tends to try to make sure we eat fruit which is nice. In the other hand he overdoes it and will sneak fruit into our bags when Mum and I go to work. So we end up with surprise mashed banana in the bag. 

In the past couple of weeks I've extracted chocolates, nuts, apples, tangerines and persimmons from my bag (no bananas this time). Oh and that's what got in before I caught him adding more stuff. He has attempted strawberries and other berries but at least he saw reason on those. It's not a convenient food to have in, or near a lab.

He doesn't usually tell us when what he puts in our bags so unless we look in before we leave home, or catch him in the act its a surprise.

Never a dull moment.

Silly Dad.

I keep saying that my dad really tries to personify the "absentminded and weird professor" stereotype. He did teach physics when he was in his physical engineering graduate program. He's amazing with electronics and built his first hand held portable radio at age 9-10 in the late 1940's early 1950's. No one in the area had those at that time. He can put together a computer from parts (including welding the circuitry boards). General interaction.... not so much.

Yes, I have found odd things in strange places. Like a blanket in the microwave (it wasn't on thankfully).

He is not great with languages. He tries, and has been learning English since he was a teenager. Results unfortunately are iffy and he forgets or mixes things up, leading to much hilarity.

My BIL is vegetarian, so when introduced mentioned that.
Dad: Ah! *nods in understanding* You're a vegetable!

:Laugh: BIL, having English as his 5th language, understood the mistake and took it with humor.

Dad will also say "Yes" to any question in meaning that he heard it. Resulting in " Yes! ...No" sometime. This has resulted in confusion many a time of people going "Uhh ... so which is it?"

Extras from yesterday:

Me: Did you know they discovered the gene for curly hair?
Dad: Crocodile?

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Dad: *yelling from downstairs* Mira! Mira! Mira! (For no reason)
Me: * Yelling From upstairs* What!
Dad: *to Mom* Why is she yelling? *surprised*
Mum: *laughed*

This was all within 15 minutes yesterday, second was just as we came in, all together into the house.

Mom shared this also, Dad yesterday kept restarting one of the computers at work then complained to Mom that an icon changed and was not changing back. Mom kindly told him to clean the monitor. There was a piece of apple peel over the icon on the screen.

He also seems to really want us to go on vacation to Bermuda over the holidays. Which is nice but I can't go due to work and he doesn't want to go himself. He still keeps bugging me to agree to go even though I explained several times very clearly that I can't. So Mom and I started joking that he wants to send us off to the Bermuda Triangle to disappear.

Strong senses and weak attentions

I ate some salami as a snack and then got some dried fruits.
Mum looks in: It smells like salami here.
Me: *looking innocent show her the bowl of fruit*
Mum: Nope, still smells like salami. You ate it.
Me: Yup!

Amazing sense of smell right here.


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Also Mum found a chunk of butter (4mm thick, 3 by 7 cm) on the kitchen floor. Went to Dad to ask how that happened.
Dad: I jut put a little bit on the sandwich I don't know how that happened!
Mum: How much is your little bit not to notice the loss of this chunk?

Those multipawed cats.

Dad: So you've been to Key west?
Mom: Yes, went there for 4 days a couple of years ago with Mira and my sister.
Dad: So you visited the Hemfield place.
Mom and I: Hemingway!
Dad: Yes, that. Saw the cats with the weird paws.
Mom: Yes the 6 pawed cats.
Me: LOL
Mom: 6 toed! That's an odd image.