overheard at dinner
"I'm sorry to bother you, but is that the yellow curry? It smells fantastic."
The Boy and I were sitting down in a booth at a local hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant. And I wanted what she was having. So I asked. The older woman at the next table smiled and nodded.
"It is fantastic! But it's not the yellow... it's called 'Gang Bang' or something. Though, hmmm.... that doesn't sound right."
She was not making light. For the entire exchange, her face remained unchanged, totally placid, as though to say, "Gang bang is a perfectly natural name for a spicy curry dish." I turned to my menu and quickly shot a raised-eyebrow WTF look at The Dork Lord who mouthed, "Gang bang?" before going back to his list of exotic beer. Giving the menu a one-over, I located the intoxicating smelling dish.
"I think you mean Gang Dang?"
"Yes, that's it!"
The woman smiled again and went back to her food, and I turned back to our table thinking one, that I was glad I didn't have to order a gang bang, because seriously, I wasn't sure I had it in me. And two, old people these days.
The Boy and I were sitting down in a booth at a local hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant. And I wanted what she was having. So I asked. The older woman at the next table smiled and nodded.
"It is fantastic! But it's not the yellow... it's called 'Gang Bang' or something. Though, hmmm.... that doesn't sound right."
She was not making light. For the entire exchange, her face remained unchanged, totally placid, as though to say, "Gang bang is a perfectly natural name for a spicy curry dish." I turned to my menu and quickly shot a raised-eyebrow WTF look at The Dork Lord who mouthed, "Gang bang?" before going back to his list of exotic beer. Giving the menu a one-over, I located the intoxicating smelling dish.
"I think you mean Gang Dang?"
"Yes, that's it!"
The woman smiled again and went back to her food, and I turned back to our table thinking one, that I was glad I didn't have to order a gang bang, because seriously, I wasn't sure I had it in me. And two, old people these days.
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mmm... maybe it's just me, but I don't know if "gang dang" is much better! :)
I am SO getting myself some gang bang tonight.
I used to work at a faux-Italian chain. The fagioli (bean) soup was often the Fag-ola soup (offenssive! terrible!), one old man once ordered the Ol Fartno dish (al forno = from the oven), but my favorite? The woman who ordered the Cunnilungus instead of canneloni.
Sorry, ma'am, but we're not a full service restaurant.
One of my favorite red wines is called Menage a Trois. I'm always too embarrassed to ask the store clerk if they have it. That is a misunderstanding that could find me in a very akward position.
Thai food! MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmYummy!! :)
This reminded me of the other day when I overheard a woman in her late 70s who was talking with some friends of a similar age. For some reason, she was talking about Al Michaels, the sportscaster, and said "That Al Micheals is a real asshole." Because you can say whatever you want after a certain age.
Hmmm...Being half Thai, I an inform you this in this instance I believe "Dang" actually means "Red." :)
Yeah, a lot of Thai words make me laugh naughtily translated to English, and vice versa. I could teach you a lot of naughty things. LOL
I'm interested in which Thai place. The gf and I love Thai.
Hilarious. Don't know how you kept a straight face.
One of my most embarrassing (and hysterical!) moments happened several years ago when my grandmother tried to order "chicken condom blue" instead of chicken cordon bleu. My dad and I nearly peed ourselves. I have never been able to even SEE that particular dish without giggling since.
LMAO! Love it!
So freakin' funny!!! I needed that today!
My ex mil was/is the queen of malapropisms. Some of her best: telling us about this great hamburger place she had recently eaten at, she said "It has a really funny name. It's called "Fuckrudders! " and another time she saw a sign for Dick's Sporting Goods and announced "Oh look! It's Big Dicks!"
That story was great. Made me laugh out loud throughout!
Delurking to say....
I need to breathe.....slooooowww deeep breaths.
I am at work....(bad girl)...and I am laughing so hard....it's one of those laughs that hurts and is contagious.....I am by my freakin self....and I can't stop
You are too funny