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9. He had yellow eyes. Yellow Eyes!

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 11:30 AM

Dec 12

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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What is your favorite scene or line from the "A Christmas Story"? line --I double dog dare you" --scene- Ralphie [View all] debm55 Dec 12 OP

"It's a major award." FalloutShelter Dec 12 #1

thank you , Fallout Shelter. debm55 Dec 12 #2

It's not so much a line but kacekwl Dec 12 #3

I agree. Thank you kacekwi debm55 Dec 12 #4

When The Old Man is trying to fix the furnace Diamond_Dog Dec 12 #5

Thank you Diamond_Dog $#@!%$# furnace. debm55 Dec 12 #7

Related. Not really a line but the Dad's reeling off the line of cussing underpants Dec 15 #22

Fra-gee-lee, must be italian Meadowoak Dec 12 #6

Thank you Meadowoak. I laugh at that every time he says it. debm55 Dec 12 #8

He had yellow eyes. Yellow Eyes! Probatim Dec 12 #9

Thank you Probatim for you very funny post. I laughed while reading. debm55 Dec 12 #10

that is part of my goto voccabulary. so , that is where its from?? AllaN01Bear Dec 12 #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 12 #12

I'm laughing KitFox Dec 12 #13

Thank you KitFox and enjoy. debm55 Dec 12 #14

We randomly yell BUMPUSES! throughout the year Phentex Dec 12 #15

"But the duck. It's staring at me." "Oh." CHOP!!! AZLD4Candidate Dec 12 #16

Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra underpants Dec 15 #21

Stupid too, because that's more Korea and Japan than China. AZLD4Candidate Dec 15 #37

I love the actress who plays the teacher. Paladin Dec 12 #17

I'm late for this A Christmas Story thread Niagara Dec 14 #18

HAHAHAHHAHAhAhA, Thank you Niagara. debm55 Dec 14 #19

You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Dec 15 #38

That's in the common vernacular now underpants Dec 15 #23

Thanks underpants. debm55 Dec 15 #28

I've incorporated Fra-GEE-leh into my vocabulary as well Niagara Dec 15 #39

"SHUT UP, RALPHIE!" Mad_Dem_X Dec 15 #20

Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Dec 15 #29

Hollywood accounting. It bombed at the box office. underpants Dec 15 #24

Thank you underpants. That is very interesting. debm55 Dec 15 #31

The pack of dogs stealing the turkey so they went to eat at the Chinese restaurant and the duck was smiling 😁 TommieMommy Dec 15 #25

Thank you TommieMommy debm55 Dec 15 #33

It's a clinker! That blasted stupid furnace dadgummit! Meadowoak Dec 15 #26

Meadowoak. that you. %#$##furnace. debm55 Dec 15 #34

The Chinese restaurant MaryMagdaline Dec 15 #27

Thank you MaryMagdaline. Agree debm55 Dec 15 #35

Jus a couple of tidbits if you visit a Christmas Story movie house in Cleveland Shambala Dec 15 #30

Wow, thank you Shambala. That must have been fun. debm55 Dec 15 #36

Narrator re Christmas trees: Sneederbunk Dec 15 #32

That high-pitched "BUMPASSES!!" after the dogs break in and destroy the turkey. catbyte Dec 15 #40

HAHHAHAHAHAH. I agree. debm55 Dec 15 #41

The mostwell known of all: "Kid, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"!!!! yellowdogintexas Dec 15 #42

Thank you yellowdogintexas debm55 Dec 15 #43

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