The other day my mom phoned to ask if I had watched a particular movie. Now you have to personally know my mom to understand that she has her own unique form of communication. There are always a lot of whatchamacallits, doodads, and thingamabobs thrown into the mix. You need a decoder of sorts to interpret what she says. Of course over the years I've become masterful at translating my mom's banter, but I must admit that sometimes even I get stumped. This is how our recent exchange went...
"It was a really good movie," she tells me.
"What's the name of it?" I asked.
"I'm not sure," she replies. "But is has that actress in it. You know... whodoyoucallit."
"Uhm... would you please be a little more specific."
"Blond. I think she was on a TV show."
"OK Mom, I still need something more to go on..."
"She was married to that one guy and then he went off with that other woman."
Eesh! That covered more than half the celebrity couples out there.
Hmm. I thought for a moment. Aha! "Jennifer Aniston," I guessed. "She was on Friends, married to Brad Pitt, who is now with Angelina Jolie."
Silence.
"Mom? Hello? Is the actress Jennifer Aniston?"
"Maybe," she offers. "It was a really cute movie, you should watch it."
*Sigh*
"Thanks Mom, I will."
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