"Don't Say ___ To Grandma!"

[chitownxo]

1) Never mention Oklahoma City to my brother-in-law. He had one bad experience on a business trip there, and he goes into a tirade about how horrible the city is whenever anyone even mentions the city in passing.

2) Don't bring up the Cubs to my husband or my brothers unless you want to hear hours of discussion about how much they hate the team, the fans, Wrigley Field, you name it.

[carnation]

Sometimes you can be out of Grandma's sight but in view of the person who's about to say ____ and they go and say ____ anyway even though people are dancing up and down mouthing, "No! No!"

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

1) Never mention Oklahoma City to my brother-in-law. He had one bad experience on a business trip there, and he goes into a tirade about how horrible the city is whenever anyone even mentions the city in passing.

Hey now.. even Charles Barkley who a couple years ago called OKC a vast wasteland with no black folks has changed his tune during the recent Western Finals.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

2) Don't bring up the Cubs to my husband or my brothers unless you want to hear hours of discussion about how much they hate the team, the fans, Wrigley Field, you name it.

Your husband sounds like a pretty cool guy

[Always AlphaGam]

WALMART.

My daughter's great-great-aunt (her father's side) is a past union president. You know how it is.

Each time we send her developed pictures of the baby we line-out the Walmart indicator on the backs of the photos.

[chitownxo]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Hey now.. even Charles Barkley who a couple years ago called OKC a vast wasteland with no black folks has changed his tune during the recent Western Finals.

I actually like OKC. To honk off the bil, I like to mention how much I loved my meals at Ranch Steakhouse. Sends him into orbit, which is comical dinner entertainment

Originally Posted by lovespink88

Your husband sounds like a pretty cool guy

He really is the greatest guy ever! I'm very lucky. I forgot this little tidbit: When our kids were born, his sister sent Cubs onesies. Needless to say, they were promptly returned for Sox gear.

[carnation]

In recent years, I had this boss who as he aged, became obsessed with his family history. He kept huge scrapbooks and photo albums and would try to get us into his office to discuss all this. On one hand, we liked him and felt sorry for him because we knew he was lonely; on the other hand, you could get stuck in there for over an hour as he recounted the glory days of the "Smiths".

Then some of the more evil employees started setting each other up. Say, I would come in and the cop on duty might yell down the hall: "Mr. Smith! Dr. Carnation is here and she wants to hear your latest finds on the Smith historyyyy!" and I would accidentally on purpose kick the cop's wastebasket over as I stalked down the hall, sure to be victimized again.

Would you believe that some employees would climb into their windows in the morning to avoid him?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

I actually like OKC. To honk off the bil, I like to mention how much I loved my meals at Ranch Steakhouse. Sends him into orbit, which is comical dinner entertainment

I always hear good things about that place. I live in its general vicinity, but it's hard to beat a home-cooked steak.