On a couple of occasions in the past, I’ve blogged about my dad and his quirkiness. I’m not going to bore you with the history, but my dad is back in Mississippi and living here at the inn with my husband and I again. It has been a blessing and a burden at the same time.
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Stupid Dad Words
Posted in authors, blogging, Family, Fiction, friends, hill billy, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, redneck, romance, words, writers, writing, tagged cassette player, cd's, dads, DVD, DVD player, gourmand, hi fi, internet, interstate, little records, website, wi fi, wrong words on October 5, 2015| 15 Comments »
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We all know our parents are a little nutty but we love them despite their weirdness. I’ve often wondered how I could have turned out so perfectly normal when I have such goofball parents. Fortunately, I have no children to dispute my normalness, so you’re just going to have to take my word for it.
Anyhoo, so my dad has always mixed up words and smushed words together into one stupid new word; more so when he’s trying to sound really smart. Most days I just smile inwardly and say “uh huh,” and just let the conversation continue as though what he said was exactly right.
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Other times I grit my teeth to keep from screaming at him, especialy if I’ve already corrected him on the exact same word.
Some of my dad’s favorite wrong phrases include hi fi and interstate. A conversation he had on the phone the other day went something like this: “I can’t get on the interstate because I don’t have hi fi for my computer.” I rolled my eyes and continued to listen to my dad try to explain to the person on the receiving end of the call, what they heck he was trying to say.
Another favorite of his is “flusterated.” I guess he doesn’t know the difference between flustered and frustrated so he simply squishes them together and hopes people know what he’s trying to say. This look I’m sure has appeared on my face many times.
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Yeah, he’s got a special language, all his own. And, on a side note, one not involving an incorrect word, but very similar, the other day he told me he needed help setting up his cassette recorder so he could watch his movies. I asked if he meant his VCR for his video tapes and he said, “No for my little records.” Little records?
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Turns out “little records” are cd’s and what he was needing help with was his DVD player.
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Yup, my dad needs a cassette recorder for his little records.
What crazy dad words get your all fired up? Do your parents have words or expressions that make you cringe? Do your parents have hi fi on their interstates?
Word of the Day: Gourmand
Fun fact about me: I’ve experienced both hi fi and wi fi in my lifetime.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, October 2015. Photos courtesy Google Images.
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