Saturday, June 13, 2009

HOW INTERNET "CODE TALK" EFFECTS US...

This afternoon, the man that owns the house next door to me (a wonderful man), and his nephew that lived there for several years came over (the nephew and I became great friends, but don't get to visit so much these days).

It is a rent house, currently rented by my son's fiance'. We ALL have a long-term plumbing project going on over there that is TOO long-term to describe.

Anyway, when the house owner pulled up, he and his nephew were in a vehicle that I did not recognize. It was a small Toyota SUV (I do not know the proper name). So, I said to him, "Hey Stranger! Get you some new wheels?"

My friend replied, "Oh no...we've had this for a couple of years." Then he told me that it is the vehicle that his wife drives. I then realized why I had not seen it, as he normally comes around in his work truck, or their old Dodge van.

Now, his nephew...let's call him Charlie (because that's his name) said, "Andy, I always rag on my Aunt about this worthless Toyota. Her license plate # is OMG 822. Every time I ride in it, I say OH. MY. GOD! Charlie is like from the younger generation...about 15 years younger than me, and he knew about computer shorthand, and internet "code talk" before I ever owned a computer.

That was funny, but as always, I had a story of my own to tell. (You know...never leave an opportunity not risen to). I told him, "Charlie...you know Ronnie & Marcelle across the street...well, their oldest daughter has a license plate on her old red Saturn that will top that one."

When I told him what it says, the poor fellow almost keeled over laughing.

When I first saw her license plate, I laughed like a retarded hyena...and it took me a while to fish this photo out of the archives...but here it is.








I've gotta e-mail it to Charlie...just so he'll know I ain't no liar or nothing...

2 comments:

  1. This computer code talk has me stumped....

    Clue us old coots in!

    Point of sale 380?

    I give.... help us neanderthals out.

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  2. Plain Old Saturn 380...heck everybody knows that!

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Don't cuss nobody out, okay?