Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Happy Violentine's Day!

Before I begin, let me give you two quick updates:

1. I am in the process of retrospectively labeling all my posts--all the way back to day 1. So if you need to read the whole backstory on my freakishly long toes or why I am going to Hell, you can do so. What did you say? Something about anal retentiveness? What do you mean?

2. I have lost 9 pounds. Woot! Woot! Go me. I am diet queen. I can now fit into 2 pairs of pants which I could not wear in December.

Now, as I was saying...

I've managed to get out some of my pent-up rage in the past couple of days. Thanks to an elliptical machine, Lily Allen, empathetic girlfriends and of course--Camels.

But I've still got some reserve anger to use up tonight, when I get together with MJ, KT and E to do some serious bitching and man-bashing. That should do me for a while, and then it will be back to your regularly scheduled programming here on VB.

Until then, I will share some Violentine's Day related stories.

Story #1

My coworker told me about her friend's current family scandal. It turns out that this woman's grandparents have been married for 51 years. They are in their seventies. [insert "Awww!" here.] So Grandma goes to her high school reunion (why you'd still go to your high school reunion at that age, I don't know). While she's there, she runs into her high school sweetheart. His wife had recently passed away. So afterwards, she goes home and announces to her husband of 51 years that she is leaving him for her high school sweetheart. Then she started packing up all her stuff! She just moved in with her high school sweetheart. Unbelievable, huh? The lady said her family is wigging out over this. Understandably.

Story #2

I wish I could give you a link to this somehow, but since it happened about 20 minutes ago, it's probably not on the Internet yet. My other coworker was listening to a popular morning radio show as she sat at her desk. She overheard this:

DJ: Ok, the 10th caller gets a prize!

10th caller: Hey! Cool! What did I win?

DJ: A dozen red roses!

10th Caller: That's great! I haven't gotten anything for my girlfriend, Kelly, for Valentine's Day.

DJ: Well, that works out perfectly. What's your name? Where do you work?

10th Caller: Shawn Smith [my coworker couldn't remember his last name]. I work at Acme Construction Company [she couldn't remember the specific construction co. either, but it doesn't matter.]

*during the commercial break, the DJ answers the phone*

Lady: hey, did you just give a guy named Shawn Smith a dozen roses for Valentine's day? And he works at Acme Construction Co.?

DJ: Yeah! Are you his Valentine?

Lady: Yeah.

DJ: I think he's still on the line. Want me to put you through?

Lady: Yes, please.

*the DJ puts the two of them live on the radio*

Lady: So, who's Kelly?

10th Caller: She's just a friend! I swear!

Lady: Well, then can you explain to me why I found her earring in your truck?

DJ: Ma'am, are you his wife?

Lady: Yes! [the rest of what she says is bleeped out.]

DJ: [to 10th Caller] This is your wife? And so Kelly's your girlfriend?

10th Caller: Well...kinda.

[The wife starts cussing at him]

A couple minutes later, the DJ said all the phone lines were jammed from all the people calling in about it. I asked my coworker if it was a big set-up or a joke to play on the listeners. She said she didn't think so--the DJ sounded very shocked, and the woman was cussing up a storm. I'm hoping this will make it to the papers or the Internet, so I can post a link about it...this story is too funny. What an idiot!!

Story #3

This one's about me. When I was a senior in college, I dated this real asshole. (He was the guy with 3 balls, actually). By Valentine's Day, I was hip to his jive, and knew he was cheating on me.

So we are on the phone the day before V Day, and I asked him what I was getting for Valentine's Day. I wanted to see what he'd say. I knew he'd lay on the bullshit really thick. He didn't disappoint.

"Oh, well, I wanted to send you some flowers, and I called around to a bunch of florist shops, but I waited too long and they are all out of flowers. I'm sorry."

Readers, breathe deeply. Can you smell the bullshit?? I couldn't believe he actually expected me to belive that crap.

"Oh, that's ok, sweetie. I don't need flowers," I replied.

"I knew you'd understand. You're awesome," he said.

"I know. I'll talk to you later, ok?" I said.

"Ok, bye. I love you," he said.

"Uh-huh," I answered.

After getting off the phone, I immediately opened up my yellow pages. I turned to "Florist". I called the florist shop directly across the street from where he worked.

"Yes, hi, I'd like to have a dozen roses delivered tomorrow. You're not out, are you?" I asked.

"Oh, no. We've got tons. What color would you like?" says the florist.

"It really doesn't matter. Any color. You can mix them up if you want," I said.

"Oh...really?" she asked.

"Sure!" I said.

"Ok, well, I just need the name and address information from you."

I gave it to her. Along with my credit card number.

"One last thing," she said. "What do you want the card to say?"

"I guess you didn't call this florist shop. They have plenty. Asshole." I said.

I heard the florist stifle a giggle.

"*ahem* Really? I guess you didn't call this florist shop. They have plenty. Asshole. Is that right?"

"That's just perfect!" I said. "Thank you so much!"

To this day, it's the best $50 I've ever spent.

14 comments:

Len said...

I think story #2 is made up.

I really had to laugh about story #1 because this morning I got an unexpected email from one of my highschool sweethearts (erm, yeah. there is more than one). Awwwww.

you could make an awesome commercial out of story #3. really.

meish said...

Ohmigawd, Story #3 is AWESOME.

Story #2 is hilarious, what a moron. I hope it IS true.

Story #1 makes me sad. After 51 years, you just pick up one day and go?? :(

Lisa said...

$50 Well Spent!!!!

Behind The Curve said...

That has to be an all time best way to spend $50. I LOVE IT!!!

maddie said...

yay! congrats on the 9 lbs. that's awesome. i just discovered lily allen too. i'm actually listening to her right now. she totally rocks!

Southern (in)Sanity said...

I don't think Story #2 is made up. Someone e-mailed me a radio clip from a couple of years ago where a radio station had a girl on the phone and was calling her boyfriend.

They told him he had left his card at a local restaurant, and he had won free flowers that could be delivered to whoever.

He immediately announces they should go to his wife, and at that point, the girlfriend speaks up and says, "Your wife?!?!?!?!?"

It got a little obscene after that.

#3 is classic. Well done.

teahouse said...

Yeah, I'm with rwa. If you go to Snopes and do a search, you can actually listen to the original radio broadcast.

And that's a crazy story about Grandma!!

cmk said...

Hope 3-balls was embarrassed! But, I guess that's too much to ask for an asshole like that. Great story.

Petra said...

congrats on the 9lbs - that's really cool. even cooler is the fact that you can fit into clothes that were snug before - for me that's makes it a fact.

Stuck said...

The radio gag is something that a lot of morning shows do every V-Day. I'm positive it's staged.

Modigliani said...

seriously, THREE balls?! ... WOAH, that had to look kinda weird. In the end, though, you had the REAL balls! hehe... :)

I feel bad for the poor wife in the radio call in show, though. Still, that was perfect for V-Day!

Megan said...

congrats on the 9 lbs!!!

and what a great story about the flowers.

GrewUpRural said...

Story #3 had me laughing. $50 very well spent.

Anny said...

story #2 is probably real. our radio station does that practically every morning as a prank on cheaters. they probably only stopped bc the station is popular so everyone knows now. to be honest, some of the results were hard for me to sit thru and listen. but who knew an offer of free roses would get them everytime?