he-rows or here-oes?

It's funny how people in certain areas all sound like each other.

For instance, Northern Virginia has a very distinct accent that is very different than even the rest of Virginia. I pointed it out to one of my co-workers and he was like I don't have an accent and was all self-concious. But they say their O's like "e-oo" instead of "oh" and they don't say their L's. So, instead of saying "hold on"...they say something more like "hoe-d on." I wondered if they have an accent and don't notice it then maybe I do too? Ever since that day Jen and I have been picking out words that I say funny. Here are a few examples, I listed my way first and Jen (she's from Jersey) second.

Heroes: Do you say he-rows or here-oes?

Grocery: Do you say grosh-ery or gross-ery?

Coupon: Do you say cue-pon or coo-pon?

Those of you from Utah (or elsewhere) will have to tell me how you pronounce those words or if you can think of any other words that might be good ones for Jen and I to test.

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B.Y.O.P.

Okay so Pittsburgh really isn't the pits. Tanner and I are actually kind of glad we had to make the trip. It's funny that after six years (and spending the past month 24/7 with each other) we can still learn new things about each other. For instance, Tanner has never heard of MadLibs until last night. I thought he was lying to me...but oh he wasn't I had to search one out on the internet to explain what it was.

My job on the road-trip was the official flashcard assistant. Come to find out that Tanner uses some pretty crude and racy mnemonics to remember chemistry/biology/physics terms. At moments I was laughing so hard I couldn't think or breathe, it was unbelievable.

All in all the trip over the border into PA has been great. We've had only one Goofy Movie moment...Tanner owes me $1 million bucks for guessing Alabama during radio trivia...and normality is a crazy word.

p.s. Tanner takes the MCAT at noon, so everyone be thinking of him!

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I thought you said...

One of the all time worst skills that my family has is listening. We are really terrible at it. Sometimes one of us will say something and the listener will hear something completely different.

Here are a few of the funniest examples...

My aunt said: "Tomorrow you'll be 81!"
My grandma replied: "Tomorrow I'll be dating Juan?"

Kirsten said: "What just happened?"
Courteney replied: "You want a mint?"

Courteney said: "I don't know if I wanna wear a tanktop"
My mom replied: "You want to order take-out?"

Tanner said: "Will you pass me the salt, please?"
Courteney thought he said: "You really just need to stop, please!"

Tanner said: "It's long enough I can pull it."
Kirsten replied: "You're flying off like a bullet?"

This happens all the time to my fam so we started writing them down. Because when you try to explain it to someone they are impossible to make up...they have to come naturally. Read more...