Sadistiske Sørens Saftige Sagaer Forrige Indhold Næste
SSSS     Nummer 160   1. årgang     28. oktober 2002

Det var vist en smutter

Sikke noget. Jeg fik aldrig hverken skrevet eller
sendt SSSS i fredags. Jeg var tidligt oppe, men
valgte at tage på arbejde, fordi jeg havde
travlt. Det var min mening at skrive SSSS på
arbejde, men det glemte jeg helt.

o O ( ) O o

Linda har været hjemme i week-enden, og endnu en
gang har vi hygget os. Vi så to film på DVD: "Time
Machine" med Guy Pearce og "Black Hawk Down" med
en helt masse (blandt andet vores egen danske
Nicolai Coster-Waldau). Det var to ganske gode
film. "Time Machine" er jo bygget over Jules
Vernes bog, som jeg fik lyst til at læse. Det er
meget klassisk science fiction, og kan i nogle
passager godt virke lidt langtrukken. Men
overordnet en god film. "Black Hawk Down" handler
om USAs indsats i Somalia i starten af
halvfemserne. Det er en barsk krigsfilm, der viser
hvor galt det kan gå. En rigtig god (og uhyggelig)
film.

o O ( ) O o

Søndag besøgte vi mine forældre, som hverken Linda
eller jeg havde set i et stykke tid. Det var også
hyggeligt. Vi sluttede week-enden med at tage ud
at spise, bare Linda og mig. Vi fandt en italiensk
restaurant i nærheden af Toftegårds Plads. Den hed
Buffalo, så vi troede først at det var et
steak-restaurant, men den var altså italienks.
Maden var meget lækker og til en absolut rimelig
pris.

o O ( ) O o

Og så tilbage til vores quiz fra sidste uge. Idag
de to ord betakke og forfordelt. Her må jeg
indrømme at jeg selv var i tvivl. Og med
rette. Betakke betød oprindeligt at takke ja, men
bruges i dag også om at takke nej. Forfordelt
betyder oprindeligt at få mindre end de andre, men
kan i dag også bruges om at få mere end de andre.

I var ret enige om at betakke betød nej tak, mens
der var uenighed om betydningen af forfordelt. Kun
en enkelt vidste at forfordelt havde begge
betydninger.

o O ( ) O o

Her kommer dagens vittighed:


Career Choices

An older couple had a son, who was still living
with them.  The parents were a little worried, as
the son was still unable to decide about his
career path, so they decided to do a small test.

They took a ten-dollar bill, a Bible, and a bottle
of whiskey, and put them on the front hall
table. Then they hid, hoping he would think they
weren't at home.

The father told the mother, "If he takes the
money, he will be a businessman; if he takes the
Bible, he will be a priest; but if he takes the
bottle of whiskey, I'm afraid our son will be a
drunkard."

So the parents took their place in the nearby
closet and waited nervously, peeping through the
keyhole they saw their son arrive home.

He saw the note they had left, saying they'd be
home later.  Then, he took the 10-dollar bill,
looked at it against the light, and slid it in his
pocket. After that, he took the Bible, flicked
through it, and took it also. Finally, he grabbed
the bottle, opened it, and took an appreciative
whiff to be assured of the quality, then he left
for his room carrying all the three items.

The father slapped his forehead, and said, "Damn!
It's even worse than I ever imagined..."

"What do you mean?" his wife inquired.

"He's gonna be a politician!" the father replied.


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