?Why do you have a dinosaur smoking a cigar on your leg?”
I know it’s pathetic to be disappointed that somebody else’s family didn’t get together on Christmas (a family I don’t even know) – but I admit it.
It’s sad, really. The Hughes family gatherings are mythic in my own mind.
But there are compensations, such as this line:
One time, at a party, there was this Slip ?n? Slide, and Sleepy Dave rode that thing like a man while giving our friend Hunter a piggy-back ride.
Tattoo Man post here. (Oh – and if, perchance, you are not familiar with the Hughes Family Gatherings, then you MUST read them. Funniest writing on the internet. Follow Patrick’s links.)
hi sheila. i just wanted to say thanks. it’s a little mind-boggling, that someone as smart and witty as you would bother with my internet crap in the first place, but i’m grateful.
“Also, if youre a dude, no matter how immature and ridiculous you are, theres a guy out there on the Internet somewhere who just lapped you.”
You know…that explains A LOT about modern society to me.
It also probably explains why I haven’t dated much in the past few years…
patrick –
There are moments where I’m just randomly walking down the street, or riding the bus, or doing some banal activity – and I suddenly get the picture of your father – crammed into the Batman costume … and it just makes my day.
Even though I’m not a huge fan of tats, I AM a huge fan of Pat’s, and I still think y’all should get married.
Even with his ball issues.
lisa – i’m dying of laughter. the fact that we know about his “ball issues” …
hahahaha
I love Patrick’s tats. And I love his defense of his tats. “EVERYTHING’S gonna be wrinkly and saggy when I’m 70!”
seriously, what was that guy’s hang-up? “you’ll regret that when you’re 65!” man, if i make it to 65 i should have a vast array of more heinous stuff to regret on before i make it down the list to “big-ass, whimsical godzilla tattoo.”
No shit, right?
I’ve done plenty of stuff I might regret when I’m old. It’s called “having fun while you are young”.
I was so disappointed that there were no photos of this year’s get-together, b/c they are truly the funniest ever when paired with the side-splitting commentary. My whole family gets drunk at Christmas too, but they’re not half as entertaining.