Not so much Fallen as Sauntering Vaguely Downwards ([info]elfgirl) wrote,
2004-03-08 17:07:00
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Who says dead languages are useless?

So, The Husband goes into the bank to deposit a check this afternoon. He's in a silly mood, so instead of endorsing the check with his name, he instead writes "nitah-kalag-ga" on the back (which we know, care of [info]sumerianwotd, means "the mighty man" - often used for royal inscriptions).

The teller looks at the check, looks at Dwiv's ID, looks at him, looks back at his ID, and then looks up and says, "Is there anything else I can do for you today, your highness?"

Somewhat startled, Dwiv says, "How did you know what that says?" The teller replies, "I'm an Ancient Languages major at Georgia State."

Yes, my husband managed to get the only teller in Atlanta that reads Sumerian.

::facepalms::
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[info]miggy

March 8 2004, 14:11:08 UTC 8 years ago

Bwah! Can I [info]metaquotes this? I have to share the unlikely-as-hell silliness.

[info]elfgirl

March 8 2004, 14:12:13 UTC 8 years ago

Go forth and quote at will. :)

[info]swmbo

March 8 2004, 14:30:44 UTC 8 years ago

Hee! That's absolutely fabulous!

And people think that Sumerian is dead? I call "HAH" on them!

*can't stop laughing*

[info]elorie

March 8 2004, 14:37:04 UTC 8 years ago

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

[info]anniesj

March 8 2004, 14:47:34 UTC 8 years ago

That is truly the best damn thing I've heard all day. BWAH! Only your husband, dude. Only your husband. ;)

[info]christine9600

March 8 2004, 14:51:48 UTC 8 years ago

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Ya know, somehow this doesn't surprise me, it being Dwiv and all...

[info]yin_again

March 8 2004, 14:54:20 UTC 8 years ago

That? Is the shit! Damn, that's great. [info]annakovsky is going to be so proud.

[info]fic_slayer

March 8 2004, 15:24:30 UTC 8 years ago

Bwah! That's bloody fantastic!

[info]drc1

March 8 2004, 15:53:15 UTC 8 years ago

OMG, this is so, so funny. Thanks for sharing.:-)

[info]babyotto

March 8 2004, 15:53:53 UTC 8 years ago

ROFL. Sometimes life throws us the most bizarre coincidences - and that really is a *MOST* bizarre one!

[info]annakovsky

March 8 2004, 16:22:56 UTC 8 years ago

Holy GOD, that is the best thing I have ever heard. HA! I can't stop laughing! I love you guys.

For a second I was scared that the teller was going to also be a part of [info]sumerianwotd and that would just be too freaky. This is better. Although still pretty damn freaky.

Also, the meta-quoting of this explains why, like, 20 people have joined [info]sumerianwotd in the last two hours, which was freaking me the hell out. :-)

[info]azurelunatic

March 8 2004, 16:27:00 UTC 8 years ago

Brilliant!

[info]sumobabe

March 8 2004, 16:36:10 UTC 8 years ago

Hilarious. That is so Dwiv.

[info]mojoflea

March 8 2004, 16:38:00 UTC 8 years ago

...or perhaps the banking system is run by a sumerian secret society! er, don't mind me, i just got here. your journal is very amusing! i added you okay?

[info]rockgoddes

March 8 2004, 19:27:47 UTC 8 years ago

Now that is freakin' hilarious.

[info]ascian3

March 8 2004, 20:08:22 UTC 8 years ago

BWAH!

Coolest thing ever. I love my some dead languages.

(Clearly Sumerian is on the verge of a making a comeback.)

[info]myriad69

March 8 2004, 20:53:50 UTC 8 years ago

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHA

That is all.

[info]lady_alatariel_

March 8 2004, 22:36:01 UTC 8 years ago

That is hilarious! I heart summerianwotd!

[info]davidkevin

March 9 2004, 18:02:28 UTC 8 years ago


When I read this in [info]metaquotes, I laughed so loudly I'd've disturbed our common-wall neighbors had they been home! [info]nilajean tried to shush me until I read it to her, whereupon she had a similar reaction.

I'm reminded of the time it started to rain as I walked to my bank in California. The teller looked at me and said, "You're wet," to which I replied in my best Susan Sarandon-ish voice, "Yes. It's raining." His jaw dropped and he said, "You, too?!?"

Anyway, I'd like to borrow the Spike "Bite Me!" icon for future use (unless you object, of course).

[info]amberfox

March 10 2004, 19:24:41 UTC 8 years ago

*snickers and waves a hand dismissively* Bah, Rocky Horror is mainstream enough that my conservative Republican father watches it. (Of course, he doesn't sing along with it like my mother and I do....) Still, good use of a straight line. *wink*

[info]tshuma

March 17 2004, 07:53:11 UTC 8 years ago

that's priceless!

[info]haikujaguar

March 23 2004, 04:35:56 UTC 8 years ago

*laugh!!* Wow, talk about synchronicity. :D

Anonymous

May 2 2004, 23:38:54 UTC 8 years ago

Hi!

I was surfing along and somehow ended up here, so I thought I'd repay you in kind for the grin you bestowed upon me with your hubby's royal status...

A German friend of mein, Florian Heines, was flying from Australia to Europe a couple of years back, and - being born under a lucky star - got upgraded not once, but twice, to first class. This meant that my friend got a personal steward (as you do), and the first thing this hapless fellow does is ask Florian how he may address him, whereupon my friend unthinkingly answers: Heines (which, of course, sounds exactly like "Highness").

He got the best service ever on that flight, he claims... ;-)


Cheers,

Chris

[info]nwhyte

January 13 2005, 11:28:45 UTC 7 years ago

Hilarious!

[info]daegaer

January 13 2005, 12:16:44 UTC 7 years ago

Hee hee!

[info]xopher_vh

January 13 2005, 16:09:51 UTC 7 years ago

If that happened to me, I'd be friends for life with whoever the other person was. Or whomever. Or whatever!

[info]razorjak

January 14 2005, 12:32:53 UTC 7 years ago


That's at least funnier and less embarressing than when, upon seeing some lovely asian lass bent over looking an item at the toy store where I was working at the time, I half-whispered, "Ah, kune dingy naka naka chosom nida."
(- fairly gutterslang korean that translates loosely as "Her ass swings sweetly from side to side." -)

I turn around when I hear, "Yes, she is lovely." and find myself face to face with a korean septagenerian with a sense of humour.

It wasn't until afterwards that I found out that this area has a large enough korean population that I need to watch what slang I use. :-)

[info]elfgirl

January 14 2005, 13:19:25 UTC 7 years ago

::snickers::

Ok, I think you win for the funniest reply so far. :)

And, where the hell are you people coming from? This post is almost a year old, but I've gotten four comments on it in the last day or so. Not that I mind, but it's just sorta odd.

[info]which_chick

7 years ago

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