Let’s first deconstruct the ‘do what’. You have to have a similiar look on your face to Emme in this picture when I told her to hand over those chips. Keep in mind that the phrase is a southern substitute for ‘huh’ or ‘pardon me’. You must say the ‘what’ very high-pitched and in two or three syllables. Our family loves this phrase and even Marcus is excited to use it in context next time he’s at UT. Now back to : moments that make you say “Do whaaaat?”
1. When I brought my new iPhone home yesterday and Steve’s iPhone which has worked perfectly since August instantly said ‘No service’ and stopped working. At all. Do what?
2. And when he called AT &T twice and went to AT&T and then called Apple and was on the phone F.O.R.E.V.E.R. , nobody can tell him why his phone suddenly doesn’t work. Do what?
3. When we were so exhausted and stressed from the iPhone fiasco that we (namely I) couldn’t stay awake for 24. Yeah I know that’s a doozy of a Do What.
4. And then my 2nd brand new NIKON d90 shows the first sign of the same weird malfunction as the first. I think I am destined to take mediocre pictures and videos. And NIKON better have some answers for me today baby. ‘Cause I may have more in my linguistic arsenal than ‘Do What’ for them. I just may have to throw out the “I guess I’ll return it for a Canon” and see where that’s get me. Don’t mess with a girl who wears heavily applied eye shadow. And says “Do what” instead of “pardon”.
5. We are on our fourth router in four years. I’m beginning to think we have some sort of twilight zone magnetic field in this house that screws up all electronics. Problem is, the teens’ technology always seems to work fine. Do what?
6. Stevie may want to take my iPhone with him today since he has actual patients to take care of and real medical calls to take. I’ll gladly give it to him but first I’ll say ‘Do what?’.
7. Lyndsay Johnson, the sweet and prompt and talented girl who has taken on the ginormous task of rescuing me from destroying my blog, says she might get done today. DO WHAAAT?
8. It seems the only piece of technology in our house which works like a charm every time is the old fashioned tape recorder. And my children are always bumfuzzled by it. I wish more things in my life always worked by just pushing PLAY.
So when was your last ‘do what’ moment?
Your post made me laugh!!! Especially #4! In every house we have lived in, we have trouble with the garage door…now here we again and it won’t work. Go figure!
I have missed seeing you on my blog!
-sandy toe
My “do what?” moment today–and believe me, I’m not complaining–is having a snow day with no accumulation on the roads, only on the tree branches. Got to love living in the south!
I think our only “Do what” moment yesterday was when we told our 11 year old she could paint a mural on the white wall in her bedroom. We got a big “Do what?” and then a huge grin. (I can count that as school right?)
Love this post!! Don’t forget that “dead zone” in your kitchen area where there’s no reception…now I know why there aren’t any pictures of me that I haven’t destroyed…someone whips out a camera and my face freezes into “do what!?”
My “Do What” moment was this morning when I went into my garage to remove my car and when I hit the garage door opener, the opener made this horrible metal grindy sound and would not lift the door. I did not say or think “do what” but did grab a tool and had to unscrew the opener thing from the door so I could manually lift the door up because it was rock solid. I guess I get to call the repairman — Do what????
When the man at Target told me I couldn’t exchange Sophia’s clothes for one size up without a receipt. Or when I was watching Discovery Health channel and saw a man in the ER who had been pruning a tree, fell from a 10′ ladder and landed on a tree branch. Yip, it punctured his rectum and went all the way up just 3 cm. from his heart! It was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. Good luck with your electronics. 🙂
Hi! I am new to your blog and love it. You are too funny!!! Thank you so much for always sharing your faith and always making my worst days better. Have a great day!!!
~Molly Pearce
I would say when Steve “suggested” I do laundry today.
Do What?
I love it…I think I’m going to try to bring the phrase “Do whaaaat?” to the east coast. 🙂
I love the “do what”! …makes me laugh
I keep trying to get more syllables out of “do what”, but being a northerner, it’s just not working! I’ll keep practicing…
I love hearing “Do What!?!?!?”! I think my Do What moment today was being told that things aren’t at all what they seem with my husband’s stepfather and mother. Things are odd, odd, odd over there. So odd that I think our kids aren’t going to be able to go to their house any longer.
LOVE the new layout! NOW I can see why you were wrsetling with blogger.
Did you design the header and button yourself? I cant even figure out how to change my background without changing everything.
I find myself saying “As if!” not exactly what you expect from a respect expecting, educated homeschooling mother of 5…but then again 🙂
Just found yoi blog….hilarious post…..looks like you have as big family like us…. 😉