Sunday, August 14, 2011

You know ol', what's his name...

The husband and I were driving down the road and I was trying to tell him about a guy I saw in a truck that both he and his dad know:

Me: Hey I saw, oh I can't remember his name but he's your dads friend that always wears that straw cowboy hat with the gray hair. Short guy, hangs around your dad's shop, ah what's his name?

Husband: Tom?

Me: No it's not Tom, you know he gets those big landscape rocks, wears that cowboy hat.

Husband: Tom Rhomas?

Me: No it's not Tom, who is Tom anyway? Come on you know he has that long gray hair, ah what's his name?

Husband: Are you sure it's not Tom?

Me getting frustrated: Honneee, (with an empathise on the nee part) get Tom off your brain, it's not Tom. I think we used to call him Rock Man Ron or something like that, wears a straw hat.

Husband: It's not Tom Rhomas?

Me all riled up: Oh my gosh!  Honey, It's not Tom can you just work with me here I know you know him.

Me determined: Honey, he's got that girlfriend...yada, yada yada, His daughter is the same age as our son, yada, yada, yada. He lives by my old school building.


On and on I continue to describe this man and all the husband can say is: Are you sure it's not Tom Rhomas?

A quite pause between us and I'm thinking, "Why is he not getting this?" Then the light bulb goes off and I'm the one finally getting it.

Me: Oh my gosh, it's Ron Thomas ( as I whack him in the arm)

Me: Tom Rhomas, Oh my gosh I can't believe you, (I whack him again as I'm laughing) Tom Rhomas, oh my gosh!

Husband looking at me with a half grin: What about him?

Me still laughing: He wasn't wearing his cowboy hat.

22 comments:

Kristina P. said...

Ha!

Hans and Chelsey said...

I do this sort of thing to Hans all the time. I feel your pain. Glad you do it too. Hahaha

Rachel said...

Totally cracked me up... and when I thought it was the punch line, another one had me in stitches. LOVE IT!

Amy said...

Ha ha ha! I love moments like these. I had one the other day when we were perusing Netflix.
Bret: "The Heroic Dud."
Me: "I think it says 'Duo'."

the fowlers said...

that sounds like a conversation my mom and dad would have, word for word. :) love it.

Lesa said...

I love good morning laughs! :)

Lisa @ Pulsipher Page said...

good one!

tammy said...

Now that is funny! And I can never remember anyone's name. I am always saying what's-his-name to my husband.

Patricia said...

Oh so familiar... sigh. I'm cracking up here!, with tears of laughter. Take care and I'll go find a tissue now, thanks!

Julie Harward said...

LOL That is funny! We have conversations just like that and it really drives me nuts when someone starts telling a story and goes off into the family tree! ;D

Emmy said...

Lol! Hilarious. Could totally be a conversation that Eric and I would have

Linda O'Connell said...

So funny when it is YOU, but this is a daily occurence with me and my husband :) Thanks for stopping by.

Anonymous said...

That was hilarious! Thanks for the great laugh. Hugs

Leontien said...

haha yes that could be a conversation that i and my husband would have!

And yes our girls is a well loved word to describe our cows amongst dairy farmers.

Leontien

Leenie said...

Hey, thanks for stopping by. Fun post. Been there --there and back. Know what you mean.

Mom of 12 said...

So funny! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such nice comments all the time...why wasn't I following you before???
Sandy

What I Did Today said...

Ahahahahahahahahaha! All that just to tell him that Tom-Ron wasn't wearing his hat??!?! Hilarious.

Amy @ Keep'n The SunnySide said...

BIG SMILE!

CB said...

That is pretty funny!! Something my husband would definately do to me!!

OK I came over to say "Hi" because you comment on all of my friends blogs and somehow I have never been over to your blog. Now I am your newest follower :-D

Pearl said...

That was fabulous!!

Think I've had this conversation myself!

Pearl

Andrea said...

LOL I love it!

Leanne said...

Fantastic! I swear, my husband and I have MANY conversations that sound exactly like this one!!! LOVE IT!!!