Answer: It was stapled to the chicken.
As a young teenager who didn't know true dry humor at the time, I would unearth this joke on endless occassions to crack my dad up. It never got more than a smile out of my mom, but my dad somehow found it hilarious.
Lately though, I tend to find my humor in the everyday situations that strike me as funny.
Last Saturday night, that would be Valentine's Day, John, Sprite, and I walked into Target to cruise the aisles. (I was looking for an excuse to scope out new finds in the Dollar Spot.) (It's a new obsession.) John separated from us to check out the prices on some dumbbells, even though the smart bells right next to them were on sale for a steal. I pushed Sprite around (in a stroller, thanks) and checked out the groovy things I would add to my "Never in a million years will I ever tell anyone I want that, but may decide in a fit of 'I can afford it!' delusion and break down and buy it" list. The list is long, my friends.
Sprite had had enough of my moseying and wanted me to quicken into a wandering pace so she started calling out for her daddy.
"Daddy!" she called, looking for him from her seat.
"What?"
Um, that wasn't John's voice.
She tried again. "Daddy!"
"What?" Same voice. Then it sounded again, tersely. "What, Chandler?"
Chandler? (I can guess what syndicated TV show is probably saved on his DVR...)
Sprite was paying no attention to this strange voice who was obviously paying attention to her, even if he did think she was his son... Or daughter?
"Daddy!" Her voice rose, a little more screechy and insistent.
"Chandler, I'm in the next aisle! Unless you want to be smacked, you better get your ass over here!"
I caught a glance of the pre-school aged kid whose fanny was in imminent danger, his eyes wide as he bolted out of sight to find his father before his father found him.
"False alarm!" I called out, and stepped my pace up from a mosey past a wander into an outright sprint.
Poor kid.
Chandler???
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This week definitely provided me with some giggles, and if you can't laugh in light of the news on CNN and FOX, what can you laugh at? Take a look at these Spinners and steal a chuckle, all without threat of prosecution or foreclosure!
Laufa over at Morgan's Madness
Christina over at Coke on My Keyboard
Phhhst over at Pseudonymous High School Teacher
Cyndi over at The Adventures of HarryJack -(Cyndi, it won't let me comment, but I loved it! And you're linked!)
Thistle over at Thistles and Maple Leaves
Kingsmom over at Servant to a King -New to the Spin Cycle!
D.M. Wright over at D. M. Wright Books
Casey over at Half As Good As You
Wicked Step Mom over at Life and Times of a Wicked Step Mom
Lori over at My Life Interrupted
Cameron over at Get The Stink Off
Sammanthia over at My A Cup Runneth Over
Michelle over at Michelle's Blog
Rikki over at Cowgirls Like Me
HeatherPride over at Riding The Short Bus
Arwen over at Spors in the Desert -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
Rachel over at The Ramblings of Rachel -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
The South Dakota Cowgirl over at Whoa My Horses -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
Lisa over at Boondock Ramblings -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
Shangrila over at My Bella Figlia -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
Mrs. Bear over at Outnumbered Two To One -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
Gigi over at Incrementum -Updated today! Fresh Spin! New to the Spin Cycle!
Bex over at Adventures of the Grigg Boys -Updated today! Fresh Spin!
TifRN over at Rapture of the Sleep -Updated today! Fresh Spin! FIXED!!!
Hot Sexy Husband over at Geez Louise!!! -Updated today! Fresh Spin! KINDA new to the Spin Cycle!
Smart Mouth Broad over at Words of Wisdom From A Smart Mouth Broad -Updated today! Fresh Spin! New to the Spin Cycle!
Thanks again for helping us all smile when we need it most!
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Next week's assignment: Change.
A change would do you good.... Ch-ch-ch-changes.... Spare change?
That's right. Write about change. Have you changed careers which brought about other changes? Are you changing your ways of living due to the Recession? Did you change your hair? Did you like it? Did you change your habits and what did that do to your life?
Do you like spare change or hate it and want to propose the lowest denomination of money to be the dollar bill? Do you not like changing clothes?
Do you not like change? (I think in some way, none of us like change, but that's just me... Or is it we?)
Spin it up, Spin it out and let us in on your thoughts on change! Did you change your IP address? PLEASE make sure you leave it in the comments so we can find you and salute you!
Hate being late? Spin it up early! Offer good until February 27th! (Lowest APR out there!)
See you next week on the Spin Cycle!
And don't change your mind!
Chandler's a girl!!! (Remember that episode??) Hopefully I'll be in a spinning mood this week.
Thanks so much for your comments, support, and friendship. Means the world to me. xoxo
Posted by: DeeMarie | February 20, 2009 at 08:58 AM
Smart bells...ba-dum-bum!! I just flew in from Cleveland and, boy, are my arms tired!!
Posted by: Cameron | February 20, 2009 at 09:11 AM
Poor kid!
Posted by: Michelle | February 20, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Poor Chandler. There he was minding his own business then gets threatened.
Posted by: Michele | February 20, 2009 at 09:19 AM
Gawd, I don't know which is worse, the fact that the kid's name is Chandler or that his dad is kind of an a-hole. No, actually I DO know.
Sorry... but I have NO tolerance for that kind of impatient, nasty parenting. (Stepping off soap box now.)
Posted by: Robin | February 20, 2009 at 09:42 AM
As much as I love "Friends", I would never name one of my children after one of them. CHANDLER?
Posted by: Sammanthia | February 20, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Poor Chandler. Poor, poor Chandler....
Change, huh....hmmmmm....that's gonna have me thinkin'!
Posted by: HeatherPride | February 20, 2009 at 09:45 AM
My spin is up- true to form- at the last minute!
http://runhorserun.blogspot.com/2009/02/spin-of-laughter.html
Posted by: ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ aka, Jennifer | February 20, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Look at Sprite...getting another kid in trouble! She'll make SUCH a good big sister someday...
Posted by: Jenni Jiggety | February 20, 2009 at 10:56 AM
As a kid, any time I called for my Mom in the store, there would be like 15 ladies that would answer me. So, I started using her first name when we were in stores. This back fired only once, three ladies, same name, same store, same time.. Poor kid with a horrible name.
Posted by: WickedStepMom | February 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Poor Chandler...now here is some trivia: What's his job? Heee....
Anyhoo....change. That should be a good one because I HATE change. I put up a new spin today. I was late due to Jonathan being sick. I'll be better next week I promise. :-(
:-)
Posted by: Lisa | February 20, 2009 at 11:22 AM
I'm with everyone else. Poor Chandler (on so many levels)
Change -- Maybe I've been a mommy too long. I can't remember the last time I said that word without the word 'diaper' very close to it.
Posted by: Christina | February 20, 2009 at 11:58 AM
LOL-your mom didn't laugh 'cause she spent her whole life preventing the stapling (whereas your dad would maybe get a video camera before extricating you?!)
Poor Chandler, that kid is so screwed!
I'm up!
http://mybellafiglia.blogspot.com/2009/02/spin-cycle-christ-chex-and-ass-master.html
Posted by: Shangrila | February 20, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Poor Chandler, not only is he stuck with that name, his daddy sounds like a bit of a jerkwad. Do you know if he had a sister named Monica or a brother named Ross? Sorry, I had to...
I'm also a big fan of the dollar spot, we've been on a budget recently, but every time I step in to Target, I'm drawn to that display and overwhelmed with the urge to buy crap I don't need.
I'm spinning.
http://outnumberedtwotoone.today.com/2009/02/20/the-best-medicine-spin-cycle/
Posted by: mrsbear | February 20, 2009 at 12:46 PM
LOL I could never name a kid Chandler or Rachel or Monica either for that matter these days because everyone would think I got the name from "that show".
Posted by: Twisted Cinderella | February 20, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I know all little kids kinda talk/squeal similarly, but I never a parent could confuse HIS squeal with another. Hmmm... Chandler's dad is far too impatient to be a toddler's dad.
Posted by: Gigi Diaz | February 20, 2009 at 01:13 PM
BTW..... I'm spinning for the first time =0)
Posted by: Gigi Diaz | February 20, 2009 at 01:17 PM
It's been awhile, but I think I feel a Spin coming on...
Posted by: Captain Dumbass | February 20, 2009 at 02:06 PM
hold the bus! Here's my spin!
http://griggboys.blogspot.com/2009/02/spin-cycle-laughter.html
Aaah... the dollar spot. love it love it love it.
Posted by: bex | February 20, 2009 at 02:24 PM
Great spin! Poor Chandler. I always feel sorry for the kids getting threatened in the stores except I know just exactly how the parents feel when their kid is being bad in public I just choose to say it quietly : )
Posted by: Sarah | February 20, 2009 at 02:33 PM
I'll be back to read this later but I finally got my spin up.
http://wordsofwisdomfromasmartmouthbroad.blogspot.com/2009/02/laughter-truly-is-best-medicine.html
Posted by: Smart Mouth Broad | February 20, 2009 at 02:40 PM
I've spinned....well, not me...but, a spin non-the-less....
http://www.geezlouize.com/2009/02/ohhhhher-aching-head/
Posted by: Heather | February 20, 2009 at 02:42 PM
Er...I may be wrong, but aren't parents meant to know the sound of their own child's voice??
Posted by: Braja | February 20, 2009 at 06:28 PM
I'm wondering how much beer poor Chandler's dad had before going to Target? I'm with Braja, who doesn't know their own child's voice. We had a similar but opposite thing happen with D2 at McDonald's when she was 2. Another parent a few tables away kept yelling D2, D2, D2! Then she screeched D2 SIT DOWN! My D2 sat and QUICKLY! It was hilarious.
Posted by: Smart Mouth Broad | February 20, 2009 at 07:48 PM
Hehe, do smartbells exercise for you? If so, I'm getting some.
That poor kid. I grew up at the BMX track among a million other moms so like WSM, I would use my mom's first name but only after saying "Mom!" twice without a response.
Posted by: Casey | February 20, 2009 at 09:14 PM