I actually had Irene keeping an eye out at work just in case an angry mob of Botti fans showed up to burn me at the stake. Sheesh, I learned not to mess with the Botti fans. (Go read the comments of that post if you are curious. Yikes!)
Moving on.
So, anywho.....folks tend to ask me (a LOT) where do I get it? Like, who's to blame for you and how come you are just so freaking whacked out? Well, that's easy--it's my family.
Wanna know where I get my impeccable fashion sense and love for all things silly
that nobody else thinks is silly--AND a cold beer?
that nobody else thinks is silly--AND a cold beer?
Uncle Jerry.My ability to have fun everywhere and laugh until my sides hurt?
Uncle Tom.(Shown here doing "W" of his ever-popular party enhancer - The Human Alphabet)
And my good looks and charming personality?
Ija. (Actually my great-uncle's name was Mike. Don't even ask me why
we called him "EEEya"--I have no clue.)
'Nuff said.
And we haven't even gotten to the women of my family tree.
And we haven't even gotten to the women of my family tree.
14 comments:
Does you entire family get together and do the alphabet? Thanksgiving is going to be a hoot for you this year.
Indeed. Strong family resemblence.
(btw, I'm with you on the Botti incident. You credited him with a fine stage performance, which you enjoyed, then called him on his dismissive behavior toward his fans. If you need someone to stand by your office door with a pitchfork, well, sorry I'm not available.)
Haha ~ I wonder why it's the uncle's that are always the 'nuts' in the family tree!! :)
Happy Tuesday Lin!
xo Catherine
Oh,I think we need to see some more of your relatives...LOL!
Men, seesh. Give us the women!
Well now, never saw the comments from the Botti fans. Aside from his fan site, the overwhelming reaction here was "Boo Hiss" to Mr. Botti.
Aside from my brother and my father, there is/was no one funny in my family, not even mildly amusing, except maybe Uncle Al but that's only because, nice man that he was, he wasn't the brightest light on the marquee...I have got to learn to skip all all family and/or holiday posts. I'm starting to annoy myself.
Let's start over...Hi, how are ya, babe?
Some people really need a life...
Uncle Ija is just plain scarry. Actually - he looks exactly like my Uncle Joe, and if looks spell fun - well then they fell off the same turnip truck to .... on their heads!
What is that saying? something like the nuts don't fall very far from the tree?...lol I'm glad you have the family tree you do, it's what makes your blog such a joy to visit
Glad you explained the W. I thought maybe he dressed up to do his daily exercises. And... I note his hair is so carefully plastered that it remains in place.
Uncle Tom doing "W" in a suit cracked me up! You didn't have a chance with having these guys in your family tree! LOL
Highway--No, we just get together to watch Uncle Tom do the alphabet. Well, we did--Uncle Tom does The Human Alphabet for Jesus now. I wonder if angels pee their pants like we did watching him do this?
Vanilla--Dang! Thanks for the back-up, pally. It's a good thing I can stand up for myself. Joe likes that about me.
Catherine--I started going through family photos and these just stood out to me. And while the gals are even more fun, I don't think I have any wacky photos of them. Darn!
Melodie--I don't want to scare anyone off. Although I think this worked on the Botti Fans!
Jodi--The gals are HILARIOUS in my family, but they only say and do funny stuff--there aren't many funny photos. Rats.
Grace--Oh, they were NOT pleased with the comments here, I can tell you. Really? You don't have any wickedly funny relatives??? I think I shall adopt you, Grace. You'd fit right in.
Pricilla--Lesson #1 with Lin--do not take her too seriously. I don't think they got the memo. I think my family tree ought to 'splain everything.
LJ--Isn't that hilarious???! Yeah, he was sorta scary/funny. I think the photo says it all.
Ann--Thanks, Ann. It's just good to know that I'm not goofy all by myself--that there is a long line of goofiness in my bloodlines. It's a helluva excuse.
Sharky--Can you believe the hair and the suit??! He called the hair his "floop". He would do the whole freaking alphabet, huffing and puffing the whole way through to Z. We were all afraid he was going to have a heart attack half-way through!
Beaded Tail--I haven't begun the family stories just yet. Sheesh--I think it is a whole other blog!
Just my brother who is the funniest person on the planet - I still crack up at his comments about sharks, and how they didn't get the memo ...you had to be there. You may remember his comments on my blog last winter about being in danger of being killed by giant lizards falling out of the trees...he gets me laughing so hard that if I drank milk it would be shooting out of my nose!
Is Uncle Tom really Donald Trump hiding out in suburbia??? (nice comb-over, baby!)
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