cribs and craddles
Have you ever had a conversation with someone and later thought “oh yeah I wish that had never happened”. But of course it already has and whatever was said changes the whole dynamic of your relationship or how you feel, or how they feel about you?
Yeah, that’s never happened to me either except I recently had such a conversation and it made me think of this advertisement that was placed in the local paper that is flung onto our driveway for free every Wednesday.
I don’t read this paper but Scout will often circle articles, or ads and put the paper in a prominent place for me to see. This ad made me laugh and cringe at the same time.
No, really, I didn’t laugh because it’s a slaughter truck and my dark, dark humor didn’t immediately go to the “Sell due to injury” part, I laughed because it’s a slaughter truck and I’m sure there must be some slaughter market where a person could sell such a vehicle.
I cringed because it reminded me of the ad I placed when I sold the crib I had bought before Rooster was born. I bought the crib not knowing that someone had handmade a craddle for me and had planned to have it set up when I came home from the hospital.
My ad read:
For sale, baby crib, never used, $100.00.
I got one call and I sold the crib but I didn’t realize until I spoke to the woman who bought it that the wording in my ad might have needed more information. The crib wasn’t used because I had a better alternative and not because I had a sad story.
I think the slaughter truck guy could have left the injury info out of his ad and I should have added the craddle info into mine.
Yes, I still have the craddle and it’s the most awesomest thing in the world because, in this case, that craddle rocks.
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I’m glad you didnt have a sad story. Cuz then that would have been sad
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Me too.
What a perfect, interesting, goosebump tale. Thanks.
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I love a good goosebump story.
It is very easy to shoot yourself in the foot in writing. Besides leaving out details, it is sometimes tough to read tone or context. I have run into this problem at work more often than I care to recall.
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Oh for tone. I’m always getting in trouble for my tone.
It is easy to leave out wording when we are writing’cause we know what we are saying…”we are the smart ones”.
I’m glad you had a good reason for selling the crib. I would love to know what the injury is that is making this guy sell this truck. It could be as funny as the Ad!
Sometimes we say things and wish we could take back, yeah, but does’t it also depend on who you say them to, and what it is you said? You could say things that hurt and whish you could have not said anything at all… other things you say out of friendship and love, and things can get closer and better too.
I bet the injury wasn’t from the truck. And closer and better are good.
Wow, what an ad. Maybe my blood curdle a little.
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I can imagine doing a lot of things for a living but probably not that.
Exactly what is a slaughter truck anyway? My imagination is running amok.
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What Deidre said below only with cows and horses and road kill.
My parents just got chicken’s and they were telling me that some people called the slaughter truck when the hens didn’t lay eggs anymore – my life has not been the same since that news was delivered.
I am glad for the kick ass rocking cradle!
Not to compound that vision but I would think they would just eat the chicken. I hope they’re good layers.
Oh yes, definitely a lesson blogging has taught me well. Things don’t necessarily sound the same coming out of my head as they do going in to other peoples’ heads at all. It’s easy to forget that everyone imagines a different back story when one isn’t provided!
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Yeah I have a problem with things coming out of my mouth before they are fully formed in my head.
At least slaughter truck driver didnt give details on the injury.
UGH.
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I think he said it like people use “moving must sell” when they really aren’t.
You should submit that to The Jay Leno Show. Too funny.
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Yeah it made me think of Leno too.
I want to know if the two wenches are blondes or brunettes?
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My bet is one of each, better sale appeal.
Now I’m going to think about this ad all day. Is there something spelled like slaughter, or is there really a mobile slaughter industry?
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Yeah sorry about that. Really it’s slaughter and it’s mobile.