Here's a little cartoon before we head into the weekend! Have a great one!

You'd be surprised to find out that people think we're flirting or are really interested in them when we're just trying to lipread them.

​I forget that in "hearing" culture that they sometimes don't look at each other while talking.
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"Just Stop! I'm not flirting! It's called lipreading"


​Have a great weekend!

Good Morning!

Today's Welcome Wednesday is a Facebook Page called "The Flipside" which features short and funny clips about life as a Deaf person and ASL.
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Whenever I see a new video from him in my Newsfeed, I know I'm going to have a good laugh. I hope you check him out!

On the twelve day we have to write:

"Two Words/Phrases That Make You Laugh"

Oddly enough the funniest words and phrases (and moments) are related to Spongebob Squarepants.

First word was "TUNAFISH!". When my kids were really young and my youngest, Danielle (we call her Dani for short) would get cranky or upset, her older brother, Riley, would just be goofy and just randomly yell "TUNAFISH!" to get her giggling. Of course it was so funny to watch them that I'd be giggling too. Other times I'd be trying to scold the two of them over something and Riley would interrupt, "TUNAFISH!"

Second word was "HOOPLA!" We had just finished watching an episode of Spongebob:

Narrator: "Sounds like a lot of.."
Offscreeen: "HOOPLA!"
Narrator: "Sounds like a lot of.."
Offscreeen: "HOOPLA!"
Narrator: "Sounds like a lot of.."
Fish: "HOOPLA!" (brick gets thrown)
​Narrator: "Sounds like a lot of hoopla to me"

After the kids & I had watched this I started cooking lunch. They wandered into the kitchen and asked what was for lunch:
Me: "We're having.."
Riley: "HOOPLA!"
Me: "We're having.."
Riley & Dani "HOOPLA!"
(I fake smack them)
Me: "We're having hoopla for lunch"
Since that day we've called Kraft Dinner - Hoopla.

​One funny moment related to Spongebob wasn't an episode. It was when we still lived in Ontario and the kids were in grade school. Randy would occasionally pull over if he saw something worth collecting (you should've seen his 5 gallon bucket collection).

One winter he spotted a two foot tall  Patrick Star doll in the ditch. It was frozen solid so he just tossed in the back of the van and we went on our way. We completely forgot about the doll until a few weeks later out on other errands, I heard Dani in her car seat "..... snowing inside!" I turned around to see that both kids had gotten the doll and ripped it open and now were tossing the white beads all over our van. It took about $5.00 in quarters to vacuum out the van and clean off the kids.

Lastly another funny moment happened just a few years ago and it's kind of related to this episode:

Phone: "Hello, is this the Krusty Krab?"
Patrick: "No it's Patrick"
Phone: "Hello, is this the Krusty Krab?"
Patrick: "No it's Patrick"
​Phone: "Hello, is this the Krusty Krab?"
Patrick: "No it's Patrick!"

To set up what transpired, Dani has a best friend named Riley (different spelling), who got a new cell phone and Dani was expecting a call from her. Riley was playing video games on the computer where the phone was as well.

The phone rang, but Riley didn't recognize the Caller ID and answered:
Phone: "Is Dani there?"
Riley: "Who's this?"
Phone: "Riley"
Riley: "Noo I'M Riley" and he slams the receiver down.

Riley comes and tells me what just had happened and of course I'm howling laughing. After I calmed down I told Dani "You better call Riley back". Dani calls Riley who then exclaimed "What the hell was THAT?"

​So yeah, we're weird....and proud of it.

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Day Six's Challenge is:

"Someone Who Fascinates You & Why"

Ignorant People.

​Ignorant people fascinate me, not in the definition of being attracted or enamored by them, but being transfixed by them. Usually because whatever they've said or done has shell-shocked me momentarily.

I encounter a lot of them just because I'm Deafblind. I understand that it may be the first time they've encountered a person with a disability, but I wish they'd use some common sense.

"Is this your daughter?"
"No she's my Support Service Provider, she basically works as my eyes and ears."
"Ah, so how old is your daughter?
*disdained stare*

"Where's your caretaker?" *looks around waiting room*
"I'm here by myself"
"oh....okay ^mumbles*"

"I'm deaf so could you please write anything you need down, and come get me when it's my turn"
*Secretary continues to talk*
"Didn't you hear me, I said I'm deaf and can't understand anything you're saying"
"But you speak so well"
"What does that have to do with hearing and understanding you?"
"Uh...."
​"I'm going to sit down now"

I guess common sense is a rare commodity these days. They say "ignorance is bliss" but it's pure hell for those they affect.

​It'd be awesome to be able to bottle common sense, I'd name it "Guérison de la Stupidité". I'd franchise it out to to other people with disabilities and we'd all be in the top 1% earners. There will be varieties available such as "Cállate", "Va Via" and "Gehirn Saft"

There's no way to avoid them, I've met all kinds of ignorant people from all walks of life, seen and heard a lot of crazy comments, and they still fascinate me with new obtuse statements.