You scream. I scream. Then what?

In response to last week’s question, " You scream. I scream.  Then what?,"  my writing and sailing friend Rich hoped, "We both wake up and realize this election cycle was only a dream," while my cousin Greg suggested, "We bury our heads in the sand until after the election......"

My hiking friend Kelly signaled, "Someone gets pregnant."

My cycling friend Ted and neighbor Al Welk replied, "We all scream for Ice Cream…then silently scream on the scale the next morning."  My dad's beach buddy Bob agreed, adding, "Had a super cup at one of our favorite creameries a few days ago and always have some in the freezer.  Ever try Black Raspberry with Chocolate chips in it? Ahhhh!"  (See Andrew's story below).   And my PR friend Stan advised, "Silence comes next – because we’re all engaged in finishing before it becomes soup."

My sailing friend Norm recalled, "SHARK !   Or Yikes! Where did that boat come from !?!"

My temple friend Richard replied, "Then we spill our popcorn or drinks, the zombies are defeated, and everyone leaves the movie theater in an orderly fashion."

My temple friend Tracey  disclosed, "You know you're at the Brabant's house. We are a loud bunch."

My equestrian friend Royce responded, "We find relief, as a part of the Primal Scream Therapy benefits package."

My friend Andrew shared a "funny story about "ice cream":   Sindhi speakers (it's a regional dialect spoken by my relatives in India) sometimes can't seem to pronounce the words properly. So sometimes when they say it, it comes out sounding more like "ass cream". So imagine my consternation when my Sindhi aunty asked me (after an especially spicy meal, no less) if I would like some "ass cream". My response was, "No, the meal was not that spicy!"

Please send me your thoughts about this week's "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:

What do you have when you get tired of thinking?

We don't stop laughing because we get old. We get old because we stop laughing.  Make it a priority to have fun and make others laugh.

Hal

Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown said to those who have been protesting , “We’re hiring. Get out that protest line and put in an application. We'll put you in your neighborhood and help you resolve some of those problem."  To the rest of us, please pass along the importance to remain civil and non-violent as we address issues between law enforcement and multiple minorities.  Let's be the leader that the world knows we are.

Thanks to Demetri Martin, Steven Wright and George Carlin for the inspiration for Hmmm.   I invite you to call or email so  I can share what  I'm up to.