Friday, January 09, 2009
The darnedest thing
I was checking out my sadly-depleted head of hair in the mirror yesterday, when something caught my eye: a lone frizzy strand jutting out above my right ear. I gave it a twiddle; the feel was unmistakeable.
"Joe, I've got a pube growing out of my head."
Joe gave me an old-fashioned look.
"I'm serious, check it out."
Joe stood up and inspected the offending hair.
"I think it's just a very curly hair, Dan."
"It's not- it's a pube. It even feels like one."
Joe, looking suitably dubious, put this to the test, whereupon there was a sharp "pop!" noise and he sprang back.
"Ow, it gave me an electric shock."
"Oh, great: so there's a magical electrical lightning pube sprouting out of my head. It could be time to lay off that caffeine shampoo."
"Joe, I've got a pube growing out of my head."
Joe gave me an old-fashioned look.
"I'm serious, check it out."
Joe stood up and inspected the offending hair.
"I think it's just a very curly hair, Dan."
"It's not- it's a pube. It even feels like one."
Joe, looking suitably dubious, put this to the test, whereupon there was a sharp "pop!" noise and he sprang back.
"Ow, it gave me an electric shock."
"Oh, great: so there's a magical electrical lightning pube sprouting out of my head. It could be time to lay off that caffeine shampoo."
