The other day I placed a bet with Mr. T.
NOT a wise move.
Mostly because I bet our whole tax return on some miscellaneous factoid about Mr. Rogers and lost big time.
The following Princess Bride quote came to mind. It's when the Man in Black is arguing with Vizinni about which glass has the poison in it:
Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...
That's what it's like to place a bet with Mr. T.
It's like going "against a Sicilian with death is on the line!"
He knows EVERYTHING!
Me: "Mr. Rogers was in the military."
Mr. T: "No he wasn't. That's just a rumor."
Me: "Yes he was. I heard it from a Pastor. It's gotta be true. He killed a bunch of people or something, then felt bad and said he would never be like that again, so he started wearing sweaters and talking to puppets and stuff."
Mr. T: "Seriously, it's just a rumor. Look it up on Snopes."
Me: "Um, hello! It's pronounced Snoooopes!"
Mr. T: "No. It's actually pronounced Snopes."
Dang-nabit!
Wrong twice in a row!
But I beat him in a game of Monopoly Deal yesterday that was "for all the marbles", so I guess I feel better now.
NOT a wise move.
Mostly because I bet our whole tax return on some miscellaneous factoid about Mr. Rogers and lost big time.
The following Princess Bride quote came to mind. It's when the Man in Black is arguing with Vizinni about which glass has the poison in it:
Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...
That's what it's like to place a bet with Mr. T.
It's like going "against a Sicilian with death is on the line!"
He knows EVERYTHING!
Me: "Mr. Rogers was in the military."
Mr. T: "No he wasn't. That's just a rumor."
Me: "Yes he was. I heard it from a Pastor. It's gotta be true. He killed a bunch of people or something, then felt bad and said he would never be like that again, so he started wearing sweaters and talking to puppets and stuff."
Mr. T: "Seriously, it's just a rumor. Look it up on Snopes."
Me: "Um, hello! It's pronounced Snoooopes!"
Mr. T: "No. It's actually pronounced Snopes."
Dang-nabit!
Wrong twice in a row!
But I beat him in a game of Monopoly Deal yesterday that was "for all the marbles", so I guess I feel better now.
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