The Dora Dilemma

"Hi, I'd like to order this Dora cake, please."

"No problem!"

[a few minutes later]

"Here you go: one Dora cake!"

"Um, that's not really the same... and where are the toys?"

"What toys?"

"The toys that come with the Dora cake!"

"Oh, THOSE toys. Haha! I thought you were making a pun. I don't have those toys."

"Well, which toys do you have?"

"Er...Let's see...I have the ones for this cake:"

"Ok, that's fine. Just make me one of those, then."

"Okey dokey!"

[later]

"Here you go! As you can see, I included the toys!"

"But, that looks nothing like the picture! Look, I don't mean to complain, but all these delays are really putting me behind schedule, and the party is in an hour, and I have so much to do, and I just can't seem to get ahead!" [sob]

"Say no more, my good man! I will take care of everything.

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"Here we go! See? I told you I'd take care of it!"

"Why? What's in the box?"

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[sniffle] "Fine. I'll take it."

Thanks to Vickie F., Ashley H., & Bryon B. for helping us finally get a head.

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P.S. I don't usually buy seasonal t-shirts, but as the owner of a black cat and someone frequently frustrated by people, I can tell you this one's appropriate year-round:

Cat's Got Your Knife T-Shirt

:D

Lots more colors at the link.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Less Than Punctilious

Continuing my mini series on the wonders of punctuation, let's take a look at what happens when grammar goofs go horribly, seriously funny.

Drat. They're on to me.

Because no matter what your efforts, there will be times when you ask for a symbol and get a whole lotta trouble instead.

When a simple slash turns into a case of indecent exposure.

For clarity's sake, you might want to mention when a word should be plural.

Don't.

In fact, you should never spell anything out. Period.

Especially the actual period. Period.

And you know what they say about bad commas, don't you?

That's right: they always come back to bite you.

"Good night, good luck, must dash!"

- Edward R. Murrow with a full bladder

Thanks to Kristin D., Kristin S., Stephanie A., Doreen L., Kate A. for what I'm calling our "literal" period.

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P.S. Here's a giggle for my coffee-loving friends:

"My Four Moods" Dragon Tee

:D
It comes in both Men's & Women's cuts, plus a bunch more colors.

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And from my other blog, Epbot: