The J-Man Files

Thoughts from the mind of what some people call a crazy canadian girl.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

You are a Nanabush

My dad is a 100% Nanabush! For those of you who are not up to par with their Native American languages, a Nanabush is also known as a trickster. My dad phone pranked me a good one this afternoon. Even though he is essentially my boss, he does not work in the gym like I do because he has so many other job titles and works in the main academic building. He found a way to call me so that when the phone rang, it didn't ring as an interdepartmental call. So i answered by saying "Good Afternoon Clipper Athletics". and the voice that replied over the phone was the most unhuman voice i had ever heard. It was high pitched and nasal toned. It was surreal, but for some reason i just didn't think twice about it. So I asked how I could be of help, and the voice wanted information about sending all 5 of his kids to our sports camps this summer and was wondering if there was a family discount for that. I was staggering for appropriate replys and trying not to laugh because the voice that i thought was truly real at the time was so idiotic and i didn't want to sound rude. However, my common sense kicked in and i realised that a voice couldn't sound so utterly ridiculous and so I said (taking a chance with it) "I know it's you dad". we burst out laughing and everyone in my area of the department could hear me laughing from my office and telling my dad off for pulling such a good prank on me. I should have known that my dad sooner or later would pull a prank like that on me, but it sure did make for a good story to tell at the dinner table tonight!

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