Like Pavlov’s dogs, I’m learning that certain triggers will send me into an unplanned response. More specifically, certain phrases will send me into a blood curdling, hair tingling, cold and uncomfortable sweat that will prompt me to lie in the fetal position under my bed and drink whiskey until I think I AM Johnny Cash.
Okay, I exaggerate, but here are some phrases that make me prone to fits of extreme rage, or you know, just uncomfortable or unhappy…
- “I signed us up for karokee, stop drinking so fast, let’s do this song sober!”
- “Hi there, this is the Internal Revenue Service. Can we please speak to Amaya?”
- “You’re late” (I hate,hate, HATE being late)
- “It’s time for a pap smear!”
- ” I think you are silly/cute/a joke”.
- “It broke” (And to quote Louis Armstrong, ‘if you have to ask, you’ll never know’)
- “Now, I know we said we weren’t going to cut a lot of hair off this time, but I thought these Heidi Klume bangs would really suit you. Hey, why are you crying?”
- “Nope, we don’t have you booked on this airplane, sorry! Now can you step aside for the next person in line?”
- “You're car is totalled."
- “I don’t want to date you anymore, but happy birthday.”
- “Ma’am, I need to see your license and registration”
- "I have been going to dinner and movies with a gal pal."
- “You’re a democrat? Wow, I would have totally pegged you as a Republican.” (this one was more funny, but I was shocked nonetheless)
- “I don’t watch The Office. Wait, why are you looking at me like that? What’s wrong?”
And of course, the ever popular, never appreciated
- “I have some bad news”
