Sunday, January 6, 2008

H is for Highland Games

Overheard at the games at Skye in 1997, just as the weight-over-the-bar event was getting under way:

Little girl: Is he a strong man, Mummy?
Mummy: We’ll see.

7 comments:

Bridgett said...

That is really quite cute, you realize.

Helen said...

You've certainly been around.

Indigo Bunting said...

B: It was adorable. It was cute, hilarious, and I loved the challenging, disbelieving tone of Mummy.

H: For a couple of years in the late 90s/early aughts, I was beginning to believe that was true. Lately, though, I'm pretty much limited to my home stomping grounds and Portland, Maine.

Mali said...

That's funny.

Also, my mother's favourite words were always "we'll see" but usually in a different context!

Indigo Bunting said...

Mali: My mom too! Except it actually meant "no."

Mali said...

IB: Yep, that's exactly what my mother meant too! She used it for a long time, so I must have been a slow learner.

Bridgett said...

"We'll see" meant no. "Maybe" meant yes, but my dad would be the one to confirm it.

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