Slow day, I guess. The following is a series of actual email messages sent back and forth between John and me (ALL DAY!) showing our communication is still very much intact after all these years and so is our snark:
To: Jen
From: John
Subject: your mom called
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She left me a message thinking the verizon phone was yours...
I think she was returning your call?
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Yup. I spoke to her.
Found out the big news too.
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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??
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Hi!
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Hi!?
...what big news?
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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News? What news?
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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You're such a pain in my ass...
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Oh, THAT news.
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Wait, what news?
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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You don't know?
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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No I don't. I kinda like it that way. The less I know the better off we all are.
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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You're right. It IS better that way.
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Oy...<eyeroll>
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Do you still love me?
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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<contemplating>
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Think hard.
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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...ya ARE kinda cute... <pat, pat>
...it's a tough one -- one I'll have to sleep on. ; )
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Careful, buddy. Don't forget who you're sleeping next to. So, I guess you don't want to hear the news?
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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I just saw visions of your Mom with THE knife in hand as I read "careful buddy..." *
...yes what's this big dumb news?
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Oh, so now it's dumb? *sob*
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Yup, you got me...i give up.
DO NOT TELL ME THE GODDAMN NEWS!!!!! : ) LOVE YOU
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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I am SOOOOO going to blog about this.
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To: John
From: Jen
Subject: RE: your mom called
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Hello?
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To: Jen
From: John
Subject: RE: your mom called
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you need a job.
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* To clear my mom from possible imagination crimes, he was referring to our second date in which he and I were leaving my parents' house and my mom was in the middle of cutting a cake when I said something snarky to her and she responded with a snarky comment of her own while holding the knife up in a mock menacing manner and John got the second date considerations over whether he should keep seeing me and my wacky family. Luckily, we got to the third date and the rest is his story. Literally.
Oh, you know what? I STILL haven't told him the news. I'm gonna go email him now..
SO WHAT IS THE NEWS?!?!??! Now I want to know.
Posted by: Becca | July 31, 2008 at 07:06 AM
LOL... That's pretty funny! So now what's the news? It's one thing to keep Jon in the closet, but come on you can tell us. ~wink~
Posted by: Kirsten | July 31, 2008 at 07:41 AM
This sounds like a conversation between me and Bear. I wouldn't have told him the news either! Also, I am so glad that someone else uses "snark" to describe this kind of behaviour.
Posted by: WickedStepMom | July 31, 2008 at 08:10 AM
Lol. I love to torture men and apparently you do too! I'm with Kirst and Becca. What's the news?
Posted by: Wendy | July 31, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Don't keep us on pins and needles-whats the news...curious minds want to know!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sue | July 31, 2008 at 08:41 AM
What was the news?
I mean the emails were funny, but come on! Don't leave us hanging here!
Posted by: Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings | July 31, 2008 at 10:15 AM
seriously, that's messed up. how can you leave us hanging like that?
Posted by: isabelle | July 31, 2008 at 10:50 AM
I WANT THE NEWS!!!! Come on, you can tell a dear friend like me. :)
Posted by: Allinole | July 31, 2008 at 10:59 AM
News? What news?
Posted by: Sprite's Keeper | July 31, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Oh Jen! That's just mean :) :) LOL Come on and give your loyal readers the news....
Posted by: Sue | July 31, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Nobody messes with my girls.
Posted by: Baba | July 31, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Okay, okay, calm down. No, I'm not pregnant. (I could see people adding this to yesterday's post and want to pee on that fire immediately.)
The news really wasn't that big a deal, well it was, I don't want to discount it or anything, but it didn't affect John or me in the slightest. One of my cousins (who happens to be a friend of John's) who we thought would be a confirmed bachelor bit the bullet and got himself engaged. I just had a little fun with John before I finally let him in on it. So, in essence, by getting revenge on him, I kinda got all of you too, so I apologize.
No, I don't.
Yes, I do.
Um, hm....
Can I go home now?
Posted by: Sprite's Keeper | July 31, 2008 at 03:32 PM
WHAT'S THE NEWS ALREADY?????? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
o. just read above comment explaining it all. hee hee.
Posted by: HeatherPride | July 31, 2008 at 03:45 PM
I was not thinking the pregnant bit since the news was coming from your mom and not you but that was a great cliffhanger.
Thank you :)
Posted by: Allinole | July 31, 2008 at 03:48 PM
oh thank GOD you already told the news before i got to comment. i was about ready to have a fit...
cute post :-)
Posted by: Lindsay Weiss | July 31, 2008 at 10:16 PM