You heard it here first. No, really.
Posted June 01, 2008
My first job in high school was selling shoes at Finish Line. I had a boss there who was hilarious. He told me a story once about how he was supposed to be getting ready to go somewhere with his wife but instead was busy discovering that some old cheese he found in the refrigerator would bounce. His wife found him bouncing the ball of cheese in the kitchen and said, "David, stop playing with that cheese and shower." And he said, "I bet no one has ever said that sentence before."
Ever since then, I've kind of listened for sentences that might be being uttered for the first time ever. Such as one time when Amy and I were out walking the dogs and she went to warn me about some food on the sidewalk that I should keep the dog away from. She phrased it, "Careful, Pop Tart!" I have to believe that there aren't too many people going around issuing Pop Tart warnings.
Then there was the time that Angela and I were walking along near the Lincoln Memorial and some ducks took off from the sidewalk just in front of us, barely clearing our heads on their way over. Angela said, "That duck tried to kick me in the face." (Angela is deeply suspicious of birds in general.) I am not sure that anyone has ever laughed harder on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial than I did about this duck face kicking remark. I mean, imagine how it would feel to be kicked in the face by a webbed duck foot. That's funny stuff, right?
It's in the spirit of these three instances that I have tried to come up with some brand new sentences that I believe might have never before been said:
I like a man in sweatpants and a comb-over.
The Arizona Cardinals are the best team in football.
I think mosquitoes are kind of cute.
No thanks, I don't like bacon. (I get that some of you don't eat it for religious and ideological reasons, but to not like it? I think not.)
Which of these outfits best highlights my muffin top?
If you're looking for a light summer beach read, I recommend Heart of Darkness.
I wish we had spent more money on the wedding.
Hell no, I don't want to play Plinko.
I was really hoping you would ask me to help you move.
Appearing topless in Girls Gone Wild was a really sound decision on my part.
I like Carrot Top, both for his subtle humor and undeniable sex appeal.
Why can't you be more like that Amy Winehouse?
What have you got for us, Internet? Something you actually heard or whatever you can come up with.

Amy says:
June 01, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Lori, you finished your homework a month early?? WHAT :)
andrew says:
June 02, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Things actually heard
"I've got better things to do than stand here and get racked by a gourd"
--college roommate
Wilderness First Aid Teacher: "If you need to irrigate a wound and you don't have clean water nearby you can use fresh urine"
Wilderness First Aid Student (not me): "What if you only have stale urine laying around?"
"I may be too drunk to drive, but I am Definitely not drunk enough to let her drive"
--random drunk person downtown who's girlfriend is apparently not a good driver.
Things that will probably never be said:
"Wow, Andrew, your house is so Clean!"
"Getting Married after dating for 4 months is the smartest thing a person can do"
Jennifer says:
June 02, 2008 at 06:35 AM
I'll have to think of some later (since I need to stop bouncing the cheese and shower.) But, you worked at Finish Line?! Get out. My hubby is a corporate sellout at the home office here in Indy. Small world!
Oh, wait - just thought of one.
To a chemistry professor from a girl in the front row of a crowded 150-seat lecture hall: "But, if semen is made from sugars, why does it taste so salty?" Word.
Jennifer says:
June 02, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Hahah. That was friggin' hilarious. Since I married a hunter/fisher, I've caught myself saying:
"Look at the rack on that deer - he's like a 10 pointer!"
Seriously, what the heck? Who am I? I can also identify certain types of fish all by myself now. But, Todd also knows what 'peep-toes' and 'wedges' are - and can totally tell the difference. Ha.
Scott M says:
June 02, 2008 at 09:49 PM
"Hmmm... what would Bush do in a situation like this?"
"Hey, can I borrow that Billy Ocean tape?"
"The Green Bay Packers are the best team in football."
Evan says:
June 02, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Hehehe, this is good fun. The Girls Gone Wild comment made me laugh out loud.
My contribution, and this is a true story: "I think if you put the pants on top of the scarecrow it would look more like a hobo."
We were, in fact, building a scarecrow, though that doesn't really make the comment any less nonsensical -- one of my friends, for some reason, decided that we should make it look like a hobo and offered this bizarre and entirely unsolicited advice.
Jennifer says:
June 10, 2008 at 01:21 PM
I work in a plant with conveyors and such. I asked when a certain person was coming to my office to pick up some paperwork, and was met with the response -
"He's tied up on a vibrator right now."
(He is a maintenance guy repairing a vibrating conveyor. . ) It was all I could do to keep from laughing out loud. .