Your vote is requested for which story is funnier:
a) We were playing Cranium with Chris and he either had to draw or sculpt "waterskis." So he did that and we kept guessing waterskis and he'd get frustrated so we'd guess some other things related to waterskiing and then he get frustrated and point to the actual skis and we'd say waterskis and he'd shake his head. Finally the time was up and we said, "What was the word?" "Waterskis!!! I can't believe you couldn't get that." We said, "That's what we guessed about 10 times. Waterskis." And he said, "Oh, I thought you were saying Splarskis." "Why would we say that--it's not even a word." Chris: "That's why I was getting so frustrated." It just cracks me up every time I think about it--Splarskis. Huh? I still can't fathom how he kept hearing splarskis over and over instead of waterskis and why he didn't eventually shout, "What the hell are splarskis?"
b) Hmm. Sorry Betsy but you have completely reinvented that story. What really happened was: Dad was the one pantomiming and I was the guesser. I guessed just about every water sport except water skis. Finally the time ran out and I asked, OK what was it? Dad said waterskis and I said "What's that?" (I heard splarskis.) Dad shrugged and said "skis?". Then I said, "well I've never heard of splarskis." Dad: "I didn't say SPLARSKIS, I said WATERSKIS." At this point mom started cracking up uncontrollably saying splarskis over and over. Soon we were all cracking up mostly because mom thought it was so hilarious.
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sorry, i can't pick! but i'll bet splarski will be your new code name for "misunderstanding". :)
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I vote for story a), but you really had to be there, I think. Then there'd be a third version. Version b) is very funny, too, and is by the person who coined the term "splarskis" so my conscience tells me to vote b).
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