Friday, July 3, 2009
Urinary
A halting hombre in a rancid-butter-yellow shirt arrested me on the deserted stairwell of a comely courthouse, and blithely asked for the “Urinary”. I don’t know why I didn’t collapse in topsy-turvy titters! I think he remotely meant ‘Urinal’. Or per-frigging-haps, he misjudged the muted building for an urethra-healing hospital!
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hahaha :-D
ReplyDeleteI love your way with words. Have I said that before? I think I have.
He "arrested" you on the deserted stairwell. Urinary. Urinal. Eww I hate urinals, esp. the ones they have outside. STINKY.
But you k nwo how people make mistakes with words and think they're speaking perfect English. Perhaps he thought he needed to speak "serious" English to a gentleman like you, in suit? It cracks me up when people in their naivity believe they're speaking the queen's English while it is infact very wrong.. I know one man that would use all kinds of fancy words,carelessly place them in the middle of his sentences . When he was finished and it was time for him to go, he'd say , "well, frien , I was going. Farewell "
Awww, Ada, thanks. Means millions. Hey, I think the problem is some people, especially in former colonies of, say, Britain, France or Spain, believe that the best way of speaking the former colonial master's language is to be bombastic.
ReplyDelete*LOL* I love the rancid coloured shirt description.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the gentleman was referring to the "urinary facilities" and just dropped the second word in his haste to make it to the 'urinary'.
Absolutely true about the bombastic language gone quite way wrong.
Lol, I can't help but remember the man that called out coupist! Great piece as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Abena. Why are you going through pain to set up an excuse for Mr Malaprop? Lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, Coupist. Hmmm. He became my enemy because I spoke out against the Ghana Bar Association, but we are now cool again. How have you been?
ReplyDeleteI'm fine, still waiting for your reply on Fb...
ReplyDeleteYou'll have it today, Ma'am. :)
ReplyDeleteGeez NY!
ReplyDeleteWicked! Hahaha.
You must be pretty intimidating, if you ask me.
I hope you showed the chap where to go at least.
Bless you!!
Yes, Posekyere, I told him "there's one on every floor", and pointed out the building plan to him.
ReplyDeletehehehehe
ReplyDeleteribs cracking
tears in eyes welling
o yesssssss!
hehehehehehe
and MAKOLA LAW soundz interesting!
ReplyDeletefingers crossed!
Thanks, Nov, and I will start Makola Law soon.
ReplyDeleteam laughing(can u see it?)
ReplyDeleteYes I can, Naa. :)
ReplyDeleteSplendidly hilarious! You're truly gifted!
ReplyDeletethank you, antye504.
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