We went to the casino on Tuesday. More on that tomorrow. This casino is in a college town. On our way from the highway to the casino, we drive down a street that features several "dispensaries." In case you haven't heard, recreational weed is now legal in Missouri. What better place to set up shop that across from a college, heh, heh.
Anyhoo... as Hick was driving, and I was taking my morning meds hoping he didn't run up on a giant curb again, The Pony was reading the signs.
"Heh, heh! That was a good one. Their sign said, 'If weed puns are a sin, I will see you in HAIL!'"
Hick laughed. "Yeah, that's a good one."
"Don't you think, Mom?"
"I don't know. I don't get it. I didn't see it."
"It said, 'If weed puns are a sin, I will see you in HAIL!' Don't tell me you don't know what weed is!"
"I KNOW what weed is! I don't see how that's funny."
"How can you not understand that, Val? 'If weed puns are a sin, I will see you in HAIL!'"
"Repeating it louder does not help me get it! I would have to see the sign!"
"Mom. He's saying he'll see you in hell. But it's spelled I-N-H-A-L-E! Like when you smoke weed. You INHALE."
"WAIT! You mean both of you were pronouncing inhale as in HAIL? No wonder I didn't get it. I was wondering what frozen precipitation had to do with weed! That word is INHALE. You don't pause between the syllables! That's what confused me!"
"Suuuuure Mom."
Seriously. Those two are just alike.
Ha! I'm with you Val. Seeing the sign was key. Our state just made recreational weed legal too. Ours goes into effect August 1st.
ReplyDeleteIt has been legal here for 6 months now. Not sure I notice any difference, unless that's to blame for the worse driving I've ever seen!
DeletePretty sure I meant to type WORST!
DeleteLegal here, too. I never smoked and must not know how to inhale properly, because it does nothing for me! The gummies, however, are helpful with joint pain and allow a good night's sleep. TMI? Like you, I would have to have seen th sign. Pronounciation nad punctuation make such a big difference!
ReplyDeleteEasing my joints for walking around in a casino would not be a problem, but I probably shouldn't be easing that pain of standing in line buying lottery tickets, since those same joints drive T-Hoe to town.
DeleteThey both kept saying it like two words! With a pause between IN and HALE. I am a visual learner, not an auditory learner, which is another reason I had trouble grasping the pertinent facts.
That is funny :)
ReplyDeleteYes, once I figured out what the KEY WORD that controlled the punchline actually was!
DeleteThat would confuse me, too, the way they said it. I am an auditory learner as well as a visual learner, but they were not saying it in a manner that I would get the joke, either.
ReplyDeleteI guess they were trying too hard to telegraph the punchline, by lingering on the syllables, and emphasizing the last one. Neither of them could make a living at stand-up comedy.
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