
My grandma insists my cell phone is a blackberry..because it's black.
Kim York, Mcgill University
I was in a gas station because I needed a pack of Kool Kings. In line in front of me was a retarded midget. And I mean really retarded, as in mentally disabled. Now, I am lacking in every midget-appropriate social grace known to man. I have no idea how to behave when a midget, or otherwise tiny person, is nearby. I often confuse them with children and speak to them as such. Add retarded to the mix, and I'm outright socially crippled. Additionally, after all this time, I'm still not sure if this retarded midget was a girl or a boy, or a man or a woman. I am just going to refer to her as "her" because it's easier that way. Just keep in mind that she might have been a he.
She had no hair. Just peach fuzz on top of her head. She appeared to have a cold, which was creating a mess of mucus on her face. She was attempting to purchase a Pepsi, but she was 48 cents short. I happened to be holding, in my hand, two quarters. She was fumbling around for a few minutes, trying to locate 48 cents, and I was standing behind her holding the two quarters.
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My mom copies and pastes all of her emails and some web pages she likes into Microsoft documents in case the "internet runs out."
Nikki LaSalle, UW-Madison
When my mom saw my brother watching TV online, she asked him what channel his internet was on.
Maggie C
My boyfriend's grandma asked him if his phone had a "g spot." We think/hope she meant GPS...
Katie Bransford, UNM
