As luck would have it, well…MY luck, it started pouring down rain as Carson, Ella, and I were leaving Target, the umbrella in our car parked at the opposite end of the parking lot.
With my hands full getting Ella’s hood up, I was unable to help Carson as he tried unsuccessfully to put the hood up on his own coat.
“Mommy!” he huffed. “I CAN’T GET IT UP!” he shouted. And I mean REALLY shouted.
An older, bordering on elderly, gentleman and his wife, passing us in the parking lot, looked directly at us and without missing a beat said, “Me either, kiddo.” He smiled and winked.
His wife’s eyes and mouth opened wide in horror as she grabbed his arm a little too roughly. “Lighten up, Alice,” he said with a shrug.
Oh My Gawd.
Latte all over the computer screen.
I love that guy!
Lighten up Alice, your man is gold.
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Awesome. sometimes the funniest posts are just transcribing what happens in real life.
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That is the funniest thing I’ve read in a really long time! I love older people and their ability to say anything. It’s fabulous.
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oh man oh man oh man…that’s the funniest thing I have heard in a looooong time!
Oh no, seriously? That’s freakin’ hilarious!
What did you do???
THAT is so awesome. Times like that are when I wish we had a video camera permanently installed in our earlobe.
all things BD´s lastest post..So Here’s How It Went
I love dirty old men. They are da bomb!
NGS´s lastest post..The Year in Review or Why Our Wedding Rocked
lmao! Need I say more?
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I don’t know whats funnier either…But I can definately say that they both rock!!
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LMAO!!!!!!! That’s just too funny. It reminds me of my post from yesterday.
Christina´s lastest post..My Side Hurts From The Laughter
I had to stop lurking, to go BWAHAHAHA.
Zoeyjane´s lastest post..In December, you all kicked eh-ess-ess
That was hilarious!!!
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LOL that is hysterical
paula´s lastest post..merry happy new year!
oh my goodness, that’s actually hilarious and a bit perv-like, right?
Courtney from Mommie Blogs´s lastest post..happy new year!
Oh god that is priceless!!
Thanks for the giggle, and Happy New Year!
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Oh, my!!! That’s hilarious. I love it when older people reach the point that they don’t care what other people think. My Grammy was a hoot before she passed away…the things she would come out with.
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LMAO…Lighten up, indeed!!!
Mags´s lastest post..2009
I totally needed that right now. Hilarious!
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Did that seriously happen? Hilarious either way! ROFL
Oh man that is just priceless. Told it to hubby and beer up the nose. Thanks the for laughs!
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I read this out loud to DH and we are both cracking up!!
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I hope to be that couple when we’re old.
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That is too funny!
Elizabeth´s lastest post..2008: The Year in Pictures
Oh, my GAWD!! I would’ve paid to see that. Priceless. And, I love that he told her to lighten up. Classic, Jennifer. You’re back with a bang in 09.
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Funniest Target story EVER.
hi-freakin-LARIOUS!!!!!!!
Great one-liner! Did you laugh and then have to explain yourself to the kids??
that’s fantastic!!
when my ex-SIL turned 35 she was asked what she planned to do differently that year. her answer, “she had a few things to get straightened out.” my grandfather replied, “If I were 35 there’s only one thing I’d want to straighten out!”
monica´s lastest post..2009 – The Year of the Mom
Best laugh of the day!
Priceless!
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I stumbled upon your blog thanks to momdot.com’s top 50 blog list…and after this story, I’ll be a loyal follower. Love it.
haha! Fantastic.
Jen´s lastest post..hello, 2009.
I’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything, as I’d be choking right now. Too freakin’ funny!
Christina´s lastest post..Out with the Old, In with the New
Hilarious!
Michelle´s lastest post..A day all to myself
I think Alice would benefit from reading “Everybody Poops” as it may help her to work through her issues surrounding the human body.
It’s a part of LIFE, Alice. It is no reflection on you, as a woman, I am sure…..
God, I love Target…
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Ha ha ha! I literally laughed out loud…and at 4 am when I am still awake, that was exactly what I needed. So thanks!
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I’m always a bit miffed at those old people who look at kids like they are aliens when they do something child-like. I mean, it’s not like their kids didn’t do the. exact. same. thing.
Funny Old Guy, God Love Him!
Hope I cal let fly zingers like that when I am on the grandparenting side of this journey!
amanda´s lastest post..Crack’n the addle
that is fantastic advice. and well delivered
MommyNamedApril´s lastest post..Peace Out 2008.
LOL! Thanks for making me laugh this morning.
Alice is a lucky woman. And Carson is TOO funny.
jerseygirl89´s lastest post..Busted
That has to be the funniest thing I’ve read in quite some time!
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BWAHAHahahahahahahahaha! Toooooo funny!!
Oh, that poor old lady. See, I say that because that will be MY HUSBAND someday…
It is funny, but oh, Lord, that poor woman.
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“Lighten up, Alice.” May it live in infamy, forever.
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That is freaking hilarious!
Thank you for that. And that is an old guy I’d really like to meet.
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Friggin’ Hilarious!! Love it!
Domestic Extraordinaire´s lastest post..Looking back
My Dad does “Grandpa Santa.” When the kids got a little too rambunctious about getting at his presents, the sister-in-law said, “HEY HEY HEY, don’t touch Santa’s sack!!!”
*giggle*
HAHAHA! I would have given that old man a high five:)
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