When I was in sixth grade, my class was given an assignment. I don't remember what the topic was, but we each had to give some sort of oral presentation. When it was my turn, I stood up in front of the class and gave my speech. When I finished, I returned to my seat, proud of how well I had done. I looked around to see the approval in my classmates' eyes, and one spoke up.
"Thirty-six ums," she said.
"What?"
"You said 'um' thirty-six times. I counted!"
Wow. That was not exactly the impression I was hoping to make. But apparently, it was an impression that lasted. We went to different junior high schools, but met up again in a Spanish class in high school.
"Oh my goodness - HI!!!" I called out, excited to see her after all those years (hey, when you're 13 years old, two years is a long time).
"Thirty-six ums!" she said.
Again.
That's it for today, folks. No big long story of how this moment changed my life (it didn't). I just thought you could use a laugh this weekend. Happy Saturday!
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