MisunderstoodMy other half rang a courier today to get a disc sent over to a client. The courier company asked what it was she was sending. "A computer disc", she said.
Half an hour later, 3 blokes in a van turned up. They looked a little disappointed to be handed a floppy disc: they were all prepared to shift a computer desk across London.
Have you been utterly misunderstood recently?
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chthonic, Thu 6 Oct 2005, 23:06)
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Sign of the timesIn British Sign Language, rather than having to spell your name you can choose a sign name, something about you which is easy for your friends to remember.
The whole class had to chose and they mostly chose references to their appearance (one person chose the sign mouse even though they were the size of a whale). When it came to my turn the gesture I chose was to circle my head, which I thought would make reference to my abnormally sized head.
My teacher started to laugh her tits off, slowly followed by the whole class except for me, I just went red. When she had calmed down, it became apparent I hadn't chosen the name 'big head' but instead chosen the name 'handsome' and what with my big head I am not overly blessed in that area. I spent the rest of the course breaking out into cold sweats whenever I had to sign.
At the end of the course I failed my exam whilst translating a story about a mother sending her son out to pick up some bread. I misunderstood and translated a story of a boy who went skiing to buy some ciggies and a milkshake.
I had the last laugh though even though I cannot sign, I can hear perfectly well.
(, Wed 12 Oct 2005, 16:31, Reply)
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