June 10, 2008
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Backward camel
Holy moly! It's freakin' cookin' outside. It's 95 degrees, 45% humidity and feels like 102 according to weather.com. But I didn't need them to tell me. I feel like a roast cooking over a low heat. If it would only melt off the fat...Still, I went running outside for an hour. Well, more like walking and jogging a bit. I didn't want to kill myself. As I walked through the park, I saw an acquaintance with her three year old daughter and we exchanged greetings. I reminded the little girl that she should make sure to drink lots of water because of the heat, and she proudly showed me her water bottle.
"Where's your water?" she asked.
"Me? I'm a lemac." I told her.
"What's that?"
"You know what a camel is, right?."
"I know," she assured me.
"Ah, and you know that camels have a hump, right? What's the hump for?"
"I don't know."
"Well, that's where they keep water, so they can cross the desert without drinking. Do you have a hump?"
"No!" she cried out adamantly.
"That's why you have your water bottle. And where's the camel's hump.?"
"On it's back."
"Right. And I don't have water because I have a hump too. But its not on my back," I said as I patted my stomach. "That's why I'm a lemac. I'm the opposite of a camel."
The girl's mother forced a smile at this corniest of jokes. But I didn't care, my audience was the little girl. Unfortunately, she didn't laugh. She didn't even grin. She just stepped up, patted me on the stomach and asked, "That's all water?"
Comments (7)
LOL! Wow....
I love the yaki-onigiriman
Jeebus, Onigiri, i'm surprised she didn't cry! hahahah
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LOL wow that one liner from the little girl just made my day. I hope it kinda made yours too
It is extremely hot outside and humid, argh I can't believe you actually gathered the courage to go outside and RUN!! I do like the idea of being a lemacian though...
tell me the heat will break before i arrive thursday nite!!!! and i'm laughing... but at her reaction. kids are so literal...
and have i said that it's nice having you back? i've missed you!
The next time I talk about my body fat, I'll refer to it as being lemacian. =)
Wow, if you had told that to me in person, I would have gone home confused. And then, at around midnight, it will probably hit me and I'd start laughing.
95 degrees with humidity? That's horrible! I'm so glad I live on the coast now, otherwise I'd probably dry up like a prune. It's been really cloudy here lately, but it's still warm (but as bad as inland, I'm sure). Every now and then there's a nice breeze though...
dang~ a tough crowd!! that was a good one, corny, but good. haha dood, a lemac, me too! but please be careful outside, though you be a lemac. heat exhaustion is no laughing matter. i recommend gatorade b/c it has electrolytes to replace those you lost thru sweat. chill.
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