Monday, January 30, 2006

Did I go overboard on this one?

So, I have to review a lot of emails as part of my regular job. A lot. I was just doing that here in Orlando (yay, two jobs at once!). It's 9:38pm and I've been here since 7:15am, so I'm starting to get a little punchy.

Someone (who I don't know) wrote me an email, and they started with "Hi, Rich! How's life?"

So I wrote them back:
Dear [name withheld],

It’s been so long since you’ve written, I was beginning to think you returned to the Sorbonne.

Me, I’ve been okay. After a brief stint in the Oregon State Penitentiary, I was released, with ankle bracelet, and immediately embarked on a new career as a nautical engineer. Sadly, that venture failed spectacularly, and eventually came to rest at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Seven years later, I found myself hiding out in a single-room flat in Clackmannanshire.

Then, monkeys. So many monkeys.
Was that overboard? I don't know. It felt good, though.

Love to all. Even you, the chicken organizer.

3 comments:

Lisa said...

So NOT overboard. Funniest damn thing I've read all month. If someone sent me that e-mail I'd laugh my ass off for days. Good on ya'.

ITS said...

You forgot to mention about the time you spent in Tibet with the Lama!

Vic said...

There you go, making my ass hit the floor again! Can I steal this... please?