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Okay, so my mother has been bitching about all the chicken we've been eating lately. Chicken is currently fairly cheap, so it's about all we can afford, but she's been saying for the past month that she could really go for some ribs.
Anyway, I had class tonight (I know this is seemingly random, but I swear, I'll tie it all together in a moment, just bear with me), and on my way out the door, my mother asks me to buy some milk and dish soap on my home. "Okay," I replied. So, class is over and I'm at the grocery store, dish soap in hand. As I pass the meat department, I realize my mom's birthday is just a day a half away, so I figure I'll pick something up while I'm at the store. I wander back to the meat, and I notice a huge pack of pork ribs on sale. Quickly, I snatch up the ribs, thinking that "mom's gonna love this" as I shuffle off to find the barbeque sauce.
I get home, it's about quarter after ten and I put away the bbq sauce and the dish soap (I forgot to pick up the milk). Then with the pack of ribs I go bounding into the living room and present it to my mother, a huge smile on my face, "Happy Birthday!" I say loudly. She simply stared at me as though I had completely lost my ever-lovin' mind, glancing occasionally at the meat. My dad was sitting in his chair across from her, his mouth hanging open, with a somewhat shocked look. It was really quiet for a few seconds.
Suddenly, I could hear my best friend's voice in my head saying, "Yep. Nuthin' says 'Happy Birthday' like raw meat!" It was at this moment that my dad started laughing uncontrollably and I finally realized, this was a really weird gift to give someone.
Posted by good-feathers
at 12:49 AM CDT