S
o back many moons ago, Arsenio Hall had a talk show-and yes little young' uns, I know he has one now. But his original late night talk show was on when I was in college. One of his ongoing jokes/segments was when strange or absurd things happened, he would talk about them, scratch his head with his mile long finger and say, "things that make you go hmm..." So when I heard the story that the NFL will not let the company that sells "Slap ya Mama" hot sauce advertise in the Super Bowl because it may encourage domestic violence, I had to scratch my head. I have lived in south Louisiana for a sum total of 19 years and so I am accustomed to the local phrase. But for my friends who aren't familiar-it is a phrase most often used in reference to food. "That jambalaya was sooo good, it'll make ya slap ya mama!" Of course, I can think of zero mamas (be they from Louisiana or any other place) who would let one of their offspring actually slap them and live to tell the tale. The phrase means the food is some kind of good-so good that risking life or limb would be understood to express how delicious the food is. But quite frankly, I don't believe any thinking person actually needs that definition to understand the jest of the hot sauce's title-regardless of their familiarity with Louisiana vernacular. It's not meant to be taken literally. If hot sauce labels were to be taken literally, the company that sells the variations of "butts on fire" (they might use more "colorful" language- hee hee) would have gone out of business long ago. C'mon NFL, it's a joke title. The fact that you are over thinking this issue, well, *scratching head* makes me go hmmmm......
So, I have these friends, these wonderfully funny friends in Gulfport, MS from whom I am totally stealing their phrase to be my blog title. I won't name any names (but if you are members/regular attenders of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport, you'll know exactly who I am referring to.) Anyway, when he, of the they, wants to change the subject, instead of trying to find a clever segue into another topic, he'll say "Speaking of dog food" and then continue in the new direction. And it is most often read never) not related to dog food. I.LOVE.IT. It makes it awkwardly possible to venture off into another random topic. And I love random. I am random. I even like the sound of saying that word. So I am stealing, er um, "borrowing" the phrase for my blog title because it will most often be posts of a random nature. I thought of naming it "Irrational thoughts of a random thinker" but that sounded, too angry.
So, speaking of dog food... I am new at the blog process. In fact, I have only been an texter for about 3 years so be patient. I am an old dinosaur trying to figure out technology. Some posts will be of a spiritual nature as I am in love with my Savior Jesus Christ. And although I wish I had it all together in my relationship with Him, I am constantly messing things up and running to Him for forgiveness and grace. And if my random posts and thoughts resonate with you, then we can splash around in His grace together. Other posts will be about my children and husband. I will have to get permission from them to post b/c I tend to gush unapologetically about them and tell embarrassing but funny stories about them. I have learned some pretty valuable lessons from them. They amaze me. Other posts might just be random rants or thoughts I just thinked up. (Relax, I spelled it that way on purpose.) So, speaking of dog food I hope you enjoy my randomness. I need to get some of it out or I might explode. |
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