Mom: Guess how your dad fixed the TV while I was out of town this weekend.
Me: He bought a new one.
Mom: Predictable, isn’t he?
Me: I CALL THE OLD ONE! Predictable aren’t I?
Mom: I thought you might. Wait to see if he gets the old one fixed.
Me: Why is he getting it fixed if he bought a new one?
Mom: Sweetie. I mean really. It may have something to do with the mating call of the sonybird and the samsung warbler…sort of like the automotiveology religion. Your dad worships at many alters, many of them being electronic.
Worshiping at the Electronic Altar
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THIS. IS. AWESOME.
This might be my favorite… such a clever mommy!
June 30, 2009 at 9:44 am
I agree with Jersey.
June 30, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I love this mom!! She is hilarious. Best post in a while. I am going to have to remember this one, its a gem.
June 30, 2009 at 12:57 pm
This is a woman who knows her man.
June 30, 2009 at 1:45 pm
This is my sister and she is just this funny!
June 30, 2009 at 5:04 pm
You have the greatest mom, EVER! I hope I can be so pragmatic after another 10 years with my own electronic apostle. If you would like to give me your mom I would gladly hand over mine!
June 30, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Very funny but the inner English teacher in me cringed at the mis-use of “alter”. It’s altAr. Sorry… couldn’t help myself. Still, a most hilarious message!
June 30, 2009 at 9:46 pm
This is great and sounds like something off a sitcom. Love this mom!
June 30, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Ahh… the men who worship at the electronic altar and the women who love them… My husband has a HUGE wish list and I swear the Best Buy guys know him by name!
July 1, 2009 at 11:37 pm
We went into Future Shop to buy blank CDs and came out with a 52″ big screen TV, surroundsound system and new DVD player. Move over Scientology…we have a new cult, the Electronix worshippers!!
July 2, 2009 at 9:20 am
To Christie: being the spelling-bee-winning-fanatic of 4th grade, I must let you know that in the original transmit of the aforementioned text conversation the word “altar” was correctly spelled. My children love me because I did not force my fanaticisms on them, hence the misspelled, transcribed word.
July 5, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Dearest Electronic Wife,
I hope you enjoyed your 10 seconds of anonymous fame for if you are going to complain you will get no more postcards out of me.
Love,
Your Electronic Daugher
July 7, 2009 at 1:43 pm