So anyhooo, she bought a stove. You have to understand - she moved into her apartment (notice I didn't say "FLAT") something like 2 years ago (she used the elevator to get there - NOT the "lift"). When she moved into her place- which is not furnished - from a furnished apartment, there were no kitchen appliances, so she had to buy them. She just never felt the need for a stove because hey - what would she do with it? Dry clothes? She had a microwave, a refrigerator, and a telephone (delivery orders) which are the Single Girl's Tools of Choice.
Personally, I feel that she had some kind of terribly traumatic cooking incident during her former marriage which has ruined her for all forms of food preparation. She won't discuss it; so I feel there is an underlying root to her condition.
I felt pity on her, so I bought her a few items so she could eat hot food in an emergency (Ramadan): a microwave rice cooker; a microwave egg boiler; a microwave hamburger cooker, a microwave bacon (beef or turkey of course) cooker...(okay, you get it). I just saw a microwave coffee maker in True Value and I had to stop myself.
For this week, in a historical and landmark event, Slaps bought a stove and I hear that it is a top-O'-the-line model at that. We don't actually know what she's going to do with it, but I suspect foul play. When she starts buying the 50 gallon drums and the large cooking pots, I figure she's seen "Fried Green Tomatoes" (pronounced "toe-may-toe") one-too-many-a-time and someone has seen the down side of her delicate demeanor.
who is Slaps first of all
ReplyDeleteMy 6 year old American kid attends a school filled with English staff and students. The other day he asked me for a 'rubber'. It turns out that a 'rubber' is what we Americans would refer to as an eraser. Whew!
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous 7:38 - RTFB
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 6:38 am - They just talk strange. :)
=3? Whaaaaaat?
Anonymous 7:38 must be late to the party. The naming of folks is a big part of DG's humour and story telling.
ReplyDeleteWhat's strange about a rubber?! It rubs things out!! & Lift?? It is LIFTS you to another floor! & a Cooker is what you COOK on?!! You don't stove your dinner!! & flats & apartments are different. Apartments are open plan, flats are separate lounge, dining room & kitchen!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteuh, likesay, WE WON THE WAR.
ReplyDeleteTouche.....:D
ReplyDeleteIts very strange that Americans poking fun on English people's english.
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