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Taltarzac725 02-22-2012 10:26 PM

Tonight at one of the Villages' Publixes, a funny thing happened.
 
I walked into the local Publix to buy some Liquid Plummer. After walking aisle-to-aisle for a few minutes, I came upon a woman whom I asked "Where's the Drano?" She did not seem to understand. So, I tried "Where's the Liquid Plummer?" With a thick Spanish accent she finally said "Aisle 1." And what else did I find on Aisle 1, but prune juice.


Only in the Villages? Or, would this also happen somewhere else. I am not sure if this Spanish speaker understood me or not. Maybe, she just needed a little laugh at the gringo's expense or she really did not understand English. Your guess is as good as mine.

angiefox10 02-22-2012 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 457427)
I walked into the local Publix to buy some Liquid Plummer. After walking aisle-to-aisle for a few minutes, I came upon a woman whom I asked "Where's the Drano?" She did not seem to understand. So, I tried "Where's the Liquid Plummer?" With a thick Spanish accent she finally said "Aisle 1." And what else did I find on Aisle 1, but prune juice.


Only in the Villages? Or, would this also happen somewhere else. I am not sure if this Spanish speaker understood be or not. Maybe, she just needed a little laugh at the gringo's expense or she really did not understand English. Your guess is as good as mine.

This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time!!!! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

skyguy79 02-22-2012 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 457428)
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time!!!! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Does that include your diary?
:coolsmiley::1rotfl: :coolsmiley::1rotfl:

angiefox10 02-22-2012 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by skyguy79 (Post 457432)
Does that include your diary?
:coolsmiley::1rotfl: :coolsmiley::1rotfl:


BAD SKYGUY!!!!

Funny... but BAD!!!!

skyguy79 02-22-2012 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 457435)
BAD SKYGUY!!!!

Funny... but BAD!!!!

But Moana, you told me you love bad! http://th831.photobucket.com/albums/...eys/th_o20.gif

Taltarzac725 02-23-2012 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 457428)
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time!!!! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Thanks, angiefox10.

I wished I could have seen her face when I turned around headed for Aisle 1. I had thought that the Liquid Plummer actually was on Aisle 1 as I am not one of the chief shoppers in our household. They know what is on what Aisle by heart. I had to go searching for Liquid Plummer and just found prune juice.

If I had seen her face after she sent me on my little mission, I would have known what she was thinking. Someone with a sense of humor or just another immigrant with poor English. Of course, there are those in the Spanish speaking community who may have been here a long time but were just so much involved in their own small community that they have not bothered to learn English.

Check out the movie Spanglish for a funny take on this. Spanglish (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


For some reason I have heard some locals here in the Villages mention me being a cure for constipation. But, like the diary joke above, I am just not getting it.

joanofarctv 02-28-2012 07:56 PM

Funny
 
That's funny thanks for sharing! :wave:


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