Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Jay, can you listen to something for me real quick?
Sure, whatcha got?
It's a voicemail message. But I can't make any sense out of it.
Oh, you finally got into the voicemail! How'd you crack the password?
Don't ask. Here, just listen. Ready?
Ok. Hm. It sounds like, hm. It sounds like someone trying to talk after dental surgery.
Right?
Yeah. I can't really make out anything. Unless, hold on. Play it again?
Here.
Got it! It's the cottonmouth trick! It's Roger, right?
I don't know, is it? What's the cottonmouth trick?
It's this thing he made up where he stuffs his mouth full of cotton balls and then tries to talk. It's hilarious!
But...?
But what? You look so confused, MG! It's simple. He says something with his mouth like that, then the other person tries to figure out what he's saying.
But, but why?
It's just fun. You know what you should do? You should do the same thing, and leave a message back for him. Then he'll think that you understood his message, and you win!
Jay, please tell me this is not why I found a half a bag of cotton balls in the file drawer of Rob's desk?
Oh, yeah. Probably. Him and Roger bought a bag and split it up once, so they could do this whenever. Hey, if you're not using them, could I borrow a few?
You could take the whole bag. I don't think I'll be needing them so much.
Sure, whatcha got?
It's a voicemail message. But I can't make any sense out of it.
Oh, you finally got into the voicemail! How'd you crack the password?
Don't ask. Here, just listen. Ready?
Ok. Hm. It sounds like, hm. It sounds like someone trying to talk after dental surgery.
Right?
Yeah. I can't really make out anything. Unless, hold on. Play it again?
Here.
Got it! It's the cottonmouth trick! It's Roger, right?
I don't know, is it? What's the cottonmouth trick?
It's this thing he made up where he stuffs his mouth full of cotton balls and then tries to talk. It's hilarious!
But...?
But what? You look so confused, MG! It's simple. He says something with his mouth like that, then the other person tries to figure out what he's saying.
But, but why?
It's just fun. You know what you should do? You should do the same thing, and leave a message back for him. Then he'll think that you understood his message, and you win!
Jay, please tell me this is not why I found a half a bag of cotton balls in the file drawer of Rob's desk?
Oh, yeah. Probably. Him and Roger bought a bag and split it up once, so they could do this whenever. Hey, if you're not using them, could I borrow a few?
You could take the whole bag. I don't think I'll be needing them so much.
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