Breakfast conversation this morning..................

[Bob Wright]

Nita commented this morning that my orange juice was the glass that was "more full."

Naturally, my comment was that something was either full, or it was not full, there being no degrees of "full."

"What would you say, then?" she asked me.

"The correct statement would be "More nearly full," I brilliantly explained to her.

"Forget it, then." was her response.

So our breakfast conversation centered around words that are superlatives in themself.
Examples cited were "lost, dead, and pregnant." A person, or animal, is either dead, or he is not. One cannot be any deader than dead.

What about bad? Ah! "Bad, worse, worst." And "Good, better, best."

A telephone call from our daughter from Texas interrupted such high level conversation.


Retirement is grand!

Bob Wright

 

[JFB]

my stating your glass was "more full",
was that a subtle way of telling you not to spill it?

 

[Bob Wright]

my stating your glass was "more full",
was that a subtle way of telling you not to spill it?

No, Sir. My hands are rock steady mornings.

Nita wants just so much orange juice morning, and no more. Just identifying glasses.

Bob Wright

 

[Dan in MI]

Bob, are you sure about dead?

Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
Inigo Montoya: What's that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.

 

[eveled]

I for one enjoy those types of conversations, as long as nobody is being made to feel stupid. My wife doesn't enjoy those types of conversations.

Her reply to me if I corrected her would have been " Shut up and drink your juice".

I think you are a lucky man Bob.

 

[Ugly Hombre]

But.. was the glass half empty- or full?

 

[Fox Mike]

I for one enjoy those types of conversations, as long as nobody is being made to feel stupid. My wife doesn't enjoy those types of conversations.

Her reply to me if I corrected her would have been " Shut up and drink your juice".

I think you are a lucky man Bob.

Now THAT sounds like MY wife. She would have told me to "Drink the damn juice and when you are finished the glass will be empty..or nearly so!"

 

[RonSwanson]

Bob: You sir, are correct. Now if she had said, "nearer full" that would have been fine.

Being an electrical engineer and a long-time electrical utility employee, the one that annoys me greatly is the recent trend for someone who was electrically shocked to say they were "electrocuted." No they were not. If they had been electrocuted they would be dead and not talking about it. They were simply shocked. There are no degrees of electrocution.

However, you know that we are fighting a losing battle, don't you?

 

[Bob Wright]

Bob: You sir, are correct. Now if she had said, "nearer full" that would have been fine.

Being an electrical engineer and a long-time electrical utility employee, the one that annoys me greatly is the recent trend for someone who was electrically shocked to say they were "electrocuted." No they were not. If they had been electrocuted they would be dead and not talking about it. They were simply shocked. There are no degrees of electrocution.

However, you know that we are fighting a losing battle, don't you?

Not in my household!

Bob Wright

 

[CGDustDevil]

I love it!!

Especially: "Well forget it then"... Sounds like Me & Mrs Rugerhound! ;)

Best regards, Pete

 

[Ruger1441]

8) Just remember that it doesn't mean anything about being full or half full, When it is empty it can always be refilled.

 

[Jeepnik]

Bob, are you sure about dead?

Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
Inigo Montoya: What's that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.

Quoting Princess Bride? Hoping to be the next Dread Pirate Roberts?

 

[Dan in MI]

Inconceivable!

 

[eveled]

Inconceivable!

I don't think you know what that word means!

 

[roarindan51]

My wife has a habit of saying, "if worse comes to worse".... don't know what that means.

 

[Rancher Will]

My wife's favorite expression is "I don't want to hear it".

 

[pruger45]

The glass is too damned big!

 

[exavid]

I can't stand most canned or frozen orange juice so I really wouldn't want a full glass anyway.

 

[vito]

I think my wife would roll her eyes and say "whatever". I think she secretly enjoys when I correct her grammar, or diction because she just smiles at me when I correct her! My grown kids also seem to like that their Dad sets them straight on so many things; as long as I stay away from the subjects of guns, politics, so-called "women's reproductive rights". I am very effectively becoming an experienced curmudgeon in my old age!

 

[Sin6Sec63451022]

Bob, when you go out the door do you ever hear it get locked behind you?