
As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut. There is nothing too unusual about this! The heavens are a huge mystery which we won’t learn much more about in my lifetime. Therefore, every valentines day, I would send valentines cards to all the women that had been in space hoping to find someone I could share my love with.
Luckily, the local newspapers actually show you a list. So many women every week of varying ages, that I spent a fortune on cards once a year hoping this was the way to find the woman of my dreams. So with eager, I would turn to page 38 and look at my favourite weekly list.
Announcments: Obituaries.
See, I always thought it was announcements of people who had just been to space. I thought it meant “ORbituaries” and was a spelling mistake or something. I blame the government for my schooling errors and the lady at the post office for never actually telling me what I was doing wrong.
So every year I would get letters back saying how rude I am or how I have no shame from people other to who I sent the card to. Others just wouldnt reply back at all. I spent years not knowing how to speak to women due to my abject failure with the cards and thinking I was a social outcast destined to spend my life alone.
My advice to you. If you are planning on a special gift for a “valentine” this year, do yourself a favour:
Check their pulse first. There are 2 heavens. You don’t want to send a card to the wrong one.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Beth // Feb 2, 2008 at 4:40 am
ha ha ha.. its funny . Happy Valentines to you in advance
2 Kelly // Feb 2, 2008 at 6:32 am
Goodness Gracious, how awfully embarrasing. So what was the address on the front of those envelopes you sent? Did you just put the words OUTER SPACE on front? Did any dead astronauts write back? That’s okay. When I was a child, I thought black people were made of chocolate. Growing up where we were, there weren’t too many black people living in the community. When mom and dad took me to the big city to an ear, nose and throat specialist, we had to ride in an elevator (I believe it’s called “a lift” for you British dudes)(heehee)and I saw my first ACTUAL BLACK MAN. Imagine my excitement! Anyway, I went directly up to him and asked, “Can I take a bite out of your arm?” There were plenty of shocked expressions all around. Dad scolded me and the black dude got off on the next floor. In quite a rush, if I recall.
Gee.
Your hero,
Kelly
3 damonm55 // Feb 3, 2008 at 12:28 am
Well there’s always some woman in prison who would love to hear from you.
-d
4 Rose // Feb 15, 2008 at 4:13 am
You have a warp sense of humor. lol
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