Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Laughing in Alaska

9 Things that have made me laugh...

1.  "bhOwth"
         I love the way people pronounce "both." It makes me laugh every time.
2. Aunt Lyn's stories
This is not a story but it's a good example of the type of expression Lyn uses to tell her stories.
3. Meagan's laugh
         Every now and then, I hear a short chirping/hiccup giggle from her office (what is she laughing at?) and I cant help but reply with my own chortle.
4. Crazy names
         These are some of the names we have booked in hotels and tours for Aramark:
           Mrs. Puliparambkunnel Chandrashekharan Shyla
           Sandra Sue Donahue
           Yuk Wah Yu
           Veri Strange
           Li Li Wee
           Bing Zhang
5. Paddling upriver
         When Katherine and I went rafting in Denali, our guide sometimes instructed us to paddle upriver even though our raft continued to move swiftly downriver. Every time our raft faced upstream and Mitch yelled "3 strokes!" we laughed so hard we could hardly hold our paddles. We eventually discovered there was method to the madness.
6. Small fluffy dogs
         A Pomeranian (Todd) in front of Lyn, Katherine, and I, refused to cross the gorge in the hand-tram. Fortunately for the rest of us hiking in Girdwood, his little person was no match for his human companion. In very short time, nervous Todd found himself on the floor of a large cage staring 80 feet down at the rushing river below.

7. Riding People Mover
         One evening, an inebriated man shuffled onto our bus, sat directly behind us and immediately confided to the sober figure beside him, "wish I cou be25 a gain." The previously bored, sober man was only too happy to suggest he catch a leprechaun and make the little green man give him his years back. The following conversation proved extremely entertaining and before I was ready to leave, the bus pulled up to our stop.
8. Weston's wit
         Here's a brief look at Weston and the rest of the gang. Weston's the one hiding behind the bushes...
Hard at work...or hardly working?
9.You Tube
         Aunt Lyn showed me this video a few days ago.

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