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Probatim

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9. He had yellow eyes. Yellow Eyes!
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 12:30 PM
Dec 2024

This made me laugh years later because of a sales meeting with a colleague and a potential client.

The client is at his desk and I swear to dog, he had yellow eyes.

My colleague and I were born in the same year, same month - so we had a lot in common.

At one point, I realize my colleague has recognized the yellow eyes and knows that I had (maybe still don't have) no filter. He's starting to squirm knowing that, inevitably, I'm going to say something.

I managed to keep my mouth shut all the way through the meeting. We get into the car and I turn to him and whisper "he had yellow eyes. Yellow eyes." My co-worker says - you sonofabitch, I knew you were going to say that in the meeting. You know I have a house, a wife, and two kids. I can't afford your jokes. Then he started laughing to the point of tears.

We worked for a guy who was just as stupid and awful as trump and I'd call out his stupidity to his face. So I had lots of other moments where he'd have to leave or risk getting fired.

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"It's a major award." FalloutShelter Dec 2024 #1
thank you , Fallout Shelter. debm55 Dec 2024 #2
It's not so much a line but kacekwl Dec 2024 #3
I agree. Thank you kacekwi debm55 Dec 2024 #4
When The Old Man is trying to fix the furnace Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #5
Thank you Diamond_Dog $#@!%$# furnace. debm55 Dec 2024 #7
Related. Not really a line but the Dad's reeling off the line of cussing underpants Dec 2024 #22
Fra-gee-lee, must be italian Meadowoak Dec 2024 #6
Thank you Meadowoak. I laugh at that every time he says it. debm55 Dec 2024 #8
He had yellow eyes. Yellow Eyes! Probatim Dec 2024 #9
Thank you Probatim for you very funny post. I laughed while reading. debm55 Dec 2024 #10
that is part of my goto voccabulary. so , that is where its from?? AllaN01Bear Dec 2024 #11
Hi AllaN01Bear. No, I double dog dare you has been around before the movie. We used it when I was a kid. debm55 Dec 2024 #12
I'm laughing KitFox Dec 2024 #13
Thank you KitFox and enjoy. debm55 Dec 2024 #14
We randomly yell BUMPUSES! throughout the year Phentex Dec 2024 #15
"But the duck. It's staring at me." "Oh." CHOP!!! AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #16
Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra underpants Dec 2024 #21
Stupid too, because that's more Korea and Japan than China. AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #37
I love the actress who plays the teacher. Paladin Dec 2024 #17
I'm late for this A Christmas Story thread Niagara Dec 2024 #18
HAHAHAHHAHAhAhA, Thank you Niagara. debm55 Dec 2024 #19
You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Dec 2024 #38
That's in the common vernacular now underpants Dec 2024 #23
Thanks underpants. debm55 Dec 2024 #28
I've incorporated Fra-GEE-leh into my vocabulary as well Niagara Dec 2024 #39
"SHUT UP, RALPHIE!" Mad_Dem_X Dec 2024 #20
Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Dec 2024 #29
Hollywood accounting. It bombed at the box office. underpants Dec 2024 #24
Thank you underpants. That is very interesting. debm55 Dec 2024 #31
The pack of dogs stealing the turkey so they went to eat at the Chinese restaurant and the duck was smiling 😁 TommieMommy Dec 2024 #25
Thank you TommieMommy debm55 Dec 2024 #33
It's a clinker! That blasted stupid furnace dadgummit! Meadowoak Dec 2024 #26
Meadowoak. that you. %#$##furnace. debm55 Dec 2024 #34
The Chinese restaurant MaryMagdaline Dec 2024 #27
Thank you MaryMagdaline. Agree debm55 Dec 2024 #35
Jus a couple of tidbits if you visit a Christmas Story movie house in Cleveland Shambala Dec 2024 #30
Wow, thank you Shambala. That must have been fun. debm55 Dec 2024 #36
Narrator re Christmas trees: Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #32
That high-pitched "BUMPASSES!!" after the dogs break in and destroy the turkey. catbyte Dec 2024 #40
HAHHAHAHAHAH. I agree. debm55 Dec 2024 #41
The mostwell known of all: "Kid, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"!!!! yellowdogintexas Dec 2024 #42
Thank you yellowdogintexas debm55 Dec 2024 #43
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