So I am watching this episode of Roseanne…
…in which they play the ‘gullible isn’t even IN the dictionary!’ gag, which reminded me…
On my birthday one year, somewhere around 10 or 11, my dad said, “Hey, so for your birthday, they added your name to the dictionary! You should go look it up!”
“D-aaaad,” I said, long a, head tilted, eyes rolled. “They did not. Even if they HAD, that dictionary is SO OLD. It wouldn’t even be in there.”
He sighed, shrugged, and walked away, so hurt. “Okay.”
Puzzled by his reaction, I walked over to the bookshelf and pulled out the dictionary, just to make sure. One of those beaded necklaces you have made for you at fairs and flea markets and amusement parks fell out of it, made to spell my name.
So basically this episode reminded me of what a total dick I am. God, would it have killed me to go along with his silly gag? He would have been so happy, I would have been happy. He was being a good dad. I’m such a dick.
Carry on.
