Overheard at the dinner table

[pegkerr]

Every night, we go around the table and everyone says at least one good thing that happened that day. Fiona, uncharacteristically, wasn't able to come up with anything.

Rob: "Didn't you finish reading that fanfic story? Did you like it?"
Fiona (shrugging): "Meh. I've read it before."
Peg (eying her askance): "'Meh'? You're turning into. . ."
Fiona (brightly): A monosyllabic teenager?"

Rob and I cracked up.

Fiona: "How annoying that you can't be monosyllabic and use the word 'monosyllabic.' It has five syllables." (crosses her arms in mock teenager disgust).

Comments

[ann-totusek.livejournal.com]

How about offering the word "terse" as an alternative? That way she can remain monosyllabic... :)

[vass]

Hee. Go Fiona!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Teenagers are so awesome! :D

[nickel234.livejournal.com]

Too Funny!!!

[davidwilford.livejournal.com]

There are far worse things than having a teen who's doing improv... :-)

[eal.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this kid.

She's going to be a pistol :)

I second the terse recommendation :)

[tinymich.livejournal.com]

My friends and I play a game in which we may speak in words of just one syllable (it is too bad that the word "syllable" has more than one, well, syllable). It can be quite fun, once you get the hang of it. You all should try?

(The thing I find most tough with said game, as much as I love it, is that when I think on my feet, I speak like William Shatner. Darn, too many syls!)

[trogon.livejournal.com]

Oh, Words of One Beat! (http://www.larryhammer.com/wordsofonebeat/1beat.html) That game is fun.

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

That is freaking adorable. Your girls are wonderful.

Also, I like that custom.

[rachet.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA! What a great moment!

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Mwahahahahha! Oh, that's hilarious!!

Thank you for sharing :D