Story archives - tag: "misunderstanding"

Icki

She meant to say "You crack me up," but the words escaped as "You creep me out."

tags: child humor niece misunderstanding youth [add]

2008-02-08 16:50:28 / Rating: 121 /

Rob

Visiting Virginia, I thought the grocery clerk was calling my newborn son precious when in fact she was telling me in her southern drawl to "press yes" on the keypad.

tags: humor fatherhood misunderstanding pride embarrassment grocery precious [add]

2007-08-06 17:02:46 / Rating: 1277 /

Consequences

I was so desperate for human affection that I had alienated all of my friends in the process.

tags: mistakes misunderstanding [add]

2007-01-22 12:38:29 / Rating: 130.5 /