Monday, December 8, 2008

mmm...bye.

I was just talking on the phone with some guy, and he's one of those that closes conversations with, "mmmm, bye."

So he started going into the "mmmm" but I wasn't done with my pleasantries. So I threw in some things like "thanks very much" and "I'll wait for that email" and "take care," and all the while he just kept "mmmm"-ing.

So it was like "mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, bye."

6 comments:

Jules AF said...

awwwwwwkwwaaarrrddd....
And I noticed you started the second two paragraphs with the word so. Are you trying to be blase about it or whatever your other blog said about it? haha

Dani said...

dear julie, I wasn't writing about starting PARAGRAPHS with "so," I was writing about starting CONVERSATIONS or BLOG POSTS with "so."

"so" is a PERFECTLY acceptable mid-post transition.

Dani said...

but I will try to be more blase in the future, because that's a great word.

Jules AF said...

I know. I love that word for some reason. I'm going to look up the pronunciation so I can use it on a daily basis.

Chrissie said...

I guess "blase" is an acceptable variant, but you guys would be even more devoted fans of the word if you wrote it like this: "blasé"

LJ said...

My old roommate Stephanie Shaw used to do exactly that, but with "KBye."

So it went like this: "K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K KBYE!"