Tuesday, November 23, 2010

RE: Hey Joe

Abigail has learned how to use the email. She does not let us forget this. Here is a sample of a conversation she had with Joe via email the other day. Joe is apparently, after all, good at telling these sorts of stories when it's not face to face; then he doesn't have to worry about keeping his own straight. And he always has a fall-back plan in mind. :D
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From: David
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:26 PM
To: Joseph

Subject: Hey joe

Hey Joe waut is tis?

(ATTACHED: picture of some sort of monkey-like creature, seen below.)



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From: Joe
To: Dad
Subject: Re: Hey joe
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:58:53 -0800

Hey Abby,

That is you! Well, actually it is not you, but it is your second cousin once removed.

It is called a Long Tailed Abigailis Minimus. It is a rather rare creature that is found in only one place on earth. It lives deep in the jungles of Darkest Peru and eats, shoots and leaves. It is about three feet long (including the tail.) And has a long brown nose with whiskers for helping it feel its way at night. It is a great tree climber. It does not come out during the day very often and only a handful of people have ever seen one. This first one was discovered by the famous British Explorer, Lord Luke I. Havefoundit, on February 16th 1901. That is why he called it an Abigailus Minimus, cause you would be born about 100 years later.

How about that? If you don't understand what I am saying, ask mom. (see what I mean? there is the fall-back, right there!)
Joe

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From: David
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:06 PM
To: Joseph
Subject: Hey joe

OH SOOOOOO COOL...

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The End

:D

Cute or what?

6 comments:

Maximillian said...
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Maximillian said...

Hilarious, Roberta! :D
I suppose this is your "partway-through-the-three-years-before-I-write-another-post-on-the-blog" post?

Anonymous said...

WAY TOO FUNNY!!! Chris came in while I was checking your blog and we were both sitting here laughing so hard!

Thanks for sharing dear...Happy Thanksgiving to all the P's!

Love,
Lulu

Roberta said...

Yeah...I just broke a tradition, I guess. Well, well, what of that? :D

I bet Chris liked it, Lindsay! It struck both Hannah and I as something very much like Chris might himself say if he had been asked the same question! :D

Anonymous said...

You've got that right....sometime I should tell you about the 'Ring-Tailed Flying Squirrel' that he and Dad invented and then got Mom to believe!

Keep the tradition up with this posting every now and again! :-)

Love ya!
Lulu

David G. and Family said...

Interesting history Joe. Where did you learn that bit about the British explorer?