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YOU KNOW YOU'RE GREEK IF...
you have ever had loukoumades
can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera
you can spell kefalograviera
are an adult and are forced to be with your family at 12 midnight on new years eve
upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, "What
church do you go to?"
your grandmother/mother/aunt has a miracle cure for everything
if you're a girl, your mother still tries to put those pony tail
holders with the BIG plastic balls on the end on your hair. If
you're a guy, your mother still tries to make you wear that super
frilly dress shirt with that huge bow tie, because it looked so
cute when you were 7
you can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus
your mother or father still feels the need to tell you, "katse
kala" in public
you have ever been hit with a pandofla
can dance kalamatiano, tsiamiko, zebetiko without music
go to church picnics pretending you're there for reasons other
than to check up/gossip about other Greeks
you or a family member has been photographed with a donkey
you must name your children after your in-laws
you have at least 5 Maria's and 9 Dimitri's in your family as a
result of the above
you have ever heard the phrase, "Sto leo yia to kalo sou"
you have one or more of those porcelain figurines in your house
you have ever broken one of those porcelain figurienes and your
mother still hasn't forgiven you
your parents have ever made up the name of a street/store/tv show
because they couldn't remember it or they couldn't pronounce it
you still get scared when you hear the name "Baboola"
upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village
they're from
you or a family member wears their Sunday best to go to the
laundromat or grocery shopping
have ever been threatened by a Greek School teacher
Still get threatened by a Greek School teacher even though your're
30 years old
have ever been spanked by your friend's parents because your
parents gave them permission to
have ever been spanked by the whole neighborhood because your
parents gave them permission to
you go to a wedding or a baptism and complain about the food, but
are the first one to ask for a "to go" plate
you know someone who always feels the need to point out how much
something they bought costs
you have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now
know what a komboloi is
know how to work a komboloi
you or a family member has ever been injured/killed over a
komboloi
when you were younger and going on car trips, you always had to
sit on someone's lap in the front or back seat
you have ever been threatened to be eaten by the mavro/baboola/yero/pontiki when you were little
someone in your family owns any type of restaurant
your family inheritance includes olive trees
you are suprised to find that the local pet store does not sell
goats
you can't understand why McDonald's rejected your idea for the
"McFeta" sandwich
your entire house is a needlepoint warehouse
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Barbie
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A man walks into a store to buy a Barbie doll for his daughter.
"How much is that Barbie in the window?", he asks the shop
assistant.
In a condescending manner she responds, "Which Barbie?
We have ...
- Barbie Goes to the Gym for $19.95
- Barbie Goes to the Ball for $19.95
- Barbie Goes Shopping for $19.95
- Barbie Goes to the Beach for $19.95
- Barbie Goes Nightclubbing for $19.95
- and Divorced Barbie for $265.00."
The guy asks, "Why is Divorced Barbie $265.00 when all the others
are only $19.95?"
"That's obvious," the assistant states, "Divorced Barbie
comes with Ken's house, Ken's car, Ken's boat, Ken's furniture..."
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THE FEMALE RULES
1. The Female always makes THE RULES.
2. THE RULES are subject to change without notice.
3. No Male can possible know all THE RULES.
4. If the Female suspects the Male knows all THE RULES, she must immediately change some of THE RULES.
5. The Female is never wrong.
6. If it appears the Female is wrong,it is because of a flagrant misunderstanding
caused by something the Male did or said wrong.
7. If Rule #6 applies, the Male must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstanding.
8. The Female can change her mind at any time.
9. The Male must never change his mind without the express written consent of The Female.
10. The Female has every right to be angry or upset at any time.
11. The Male must remain calm at all times, unless the Female wants him to be angry or upset.
12. The Female must, under no circumstances, let the Male know whether she wants him to be angry or upset.
13. The Male is expected to read the mind of the Female at all times.
14. At all times, what is important is what the Female meant, not what she said.
15. If the Male doesn't abide by THE RULES, it is because he can't take the heat,
lacks backbone, and is a wimp.
16. If the Female has PMS, all THE RULES are null and void and the Male must cater to her every whim.
17. If the Male, at any time, believes he is right, he must refer to Rule #5.
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Deployment Planning
A guy met a girl at a nightclub, and she invited him back to her place for the night. When they arrived at her house, they went right into her bedroom.
The guy saw that the room was filled with stuffed animals. There were hundreds of them all over the place. Giant stuffed animals were on top of the wardrobe. Large stuffed animals were on the bookshelf and on the window sill, and a lot of smaller stuffed animals were on the bottom shelf.
Much later, after they had sex, he turned to her and asked, "So ... how was I?" "Well," she said, "You can take anything from the bottom shelf."
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Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit didn't like each other very much. One day, while walking through the woods, they came across a golden frog. They were amazed when the frog talked to them. The golden frog admitted that he didn't often meet anyone, but, when he did, he always gave them six wishes. He told them that they could have three wishes each.
Mr. Bear immediately wished that all the other bears in the forest were females. The frog granted his wish. Mr. Rabbit, after thinking for a while, wished for a crash helmet. One appeared immediately, and he placed it on his head.
Mr. Bear was amazed at Mr. Rabbit's wish, but carried on with his second wish. He wished that all the bears in the neighboring forests were females as well, and the frog granted his wish. Mr. Rabbit then wished for a motorcycle. It appeared before him, and he climbed on board and started revving the engine. Mr. Bear could not believe it and complained that M r. Rabbit had wasted two wishes that he could have had for himself.
Shaking his head, Mr. Bear made his final wish, that all the other bears in the world were females as well, leaving him as the only male bear in the world. The frog replied that it had been done, and they both turned to Mr. Rabbit for his last wish. Mr. Rabbit revved the engine, thought for a second, then said, "I wish that Mr. Bear was gay!" and rode off as fast as he could!"
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