Comments | saintewart: Dude sounds like a lady

saintewart

Dude sounds like a lady

May 31, 2007 16:26

I just got off the phone with someone who repeatedly called me "dear." And I wasn't talking to an old lady, a nun, or my mom, who are the only people I can think of who should ever be allowed to call me "dear." I was talking to a middle-aged delivery man who will be dropping a piece of furniture off at my house this weekend ( Read more... )

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anonymous June 2 2007, 04:14:53 UTC

oh dear!

anonymous June 3 2007, 02:42:03 UTC

ok, so the comment was funnier in my head. give me a break. i should have gone straight to bed instead of sneaking away to the computer.

saintewart June 5 2007, 15:13:57 UTC

What a coincidence. "I Should Have Gone Straight To Bed Instead Of Sneaking Away To The Computer" is going to be the title of my autobiography. The tentative subtitle is "How My Addiction To YouTube Got Me Fired For Falling Alseep On My Desk." Coming soon to an imaginary bookstore near you!

bevie June 4 2007, 15:45:50 UTC

i phoned in to work today to say that i woudl late due to the subway problem (it wasn't ruinning between my work and my house). when i got into the office, i was the one who checked and heard the message.
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how come nobody told me that i sound like a teengers falling down a staircase?!?!

saintewart June 5 2007, 15:20:03 UTC

You don't sound like a falling teenager. HOWEVER, when we get a message from you on our voicemail, it takes me a split second to say "It's Bev," and then 5 or 6 listens to figure out what you're saying. Perhaps, in the interest of clarity, we should rename you Mumbly Joe.

Also, when I hear my voice recorded, I feel way more understanding about people who make the boy/girl mistake over the phone. How does my voice sound so good in my head, and so Care Bears in real life?

bevie June 5 2007, 16:28:44 UTC

You may be shocked to find out that, in a previous life called highschool, I was extremely articulate and well-spoken. Seriously. When I was 6 I was put in a special speech class because of my thick Nova-Scotian accent and taught to anouniciate more clearly. Thanks to this people often thought that I was British because of my extreme pronouncation.
Then I met Liz in university and spent to time around her american accent and starting talking like a slurly mid-westerner. Oh, and I guess my lifestyle hasn't helped either...

Addendum: saintewart June 5 2007, 15:39:13 UTC

The guy showed up on Saturday... and he's almost old enough to be my grampa. So I felt like a bit of an ass. He was very nice, and had a classic old-man kind of politeness. On the other hand, he didn't call me "dear" once, so it's something he reserves for the ladies. So at least I have proof that he thought I was a lady.

He was also really interested in the fact that my new 1950's teak bar was made in Czechoslovakia, and not Denmark. He mentioned it a few times. In the space of three minutes. It was weird. I'm just puttin' it out there.