November 10, 2007

Watching Alice in Wonderland with Delaney, Mike pauses the Movie and turns to me.

Do you know why a Mad Hatter was called a Mad Hatter?

No.

Because they used Mercury sticks to make the hats stand up. The Hat Makers were touching Mercury so often that it was making them go insane. People would call them Mad Hatters since all Hat Makers eventually went crazy. They couldn’t figure it out forever.

That’s really sad. Poor hat makers. I didn’t know that.

Ya. There’s so much I could teach you if you would only let me. It’s really just mind boggling all that you need to learn in life.

Don’t start, you’ll lose remember?

Like a child, so young and impressionable. You’re so lucky to have me.

MmmHmm, Hey, what’s that state on the east coast? Where Boston is?

Massatuchitts. crap. Massatuchitts. crap. MASS-A-TU- crap. MASS-A-Chu-Tu crap. Fine. You win.

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5 Responses to “What it’s like being married to Mike”

1. November 10th, 2007 at 9:42 pm, June Cutoff Cash Says:

   I knew that about the mad hatters.

   Did you know they suspect part of Van Gogh’s craziness was a particular color of toxic paint he liked that he kept licking when he wet the brush? It may even have been mercury that was in that, too. Not sure.

   See? I am as know-it-all-y as your spouse. And I can say Massachusetts! I did not, however, know England was an island till I got there.

2. November 11th, 2007 at 6:14 am, Emma Says:

   Well there ya go. I didn’t know that about hatters either. What a font of knowledge (even if he has some linguistic challenges)! Glad you’ve got something up your sleeve that means you can always win

3. November 11th, 2007 at 6:52 am, Jess Says:

   My god, your husband is smart. Usually.

4. November 12th, 2007 at 12:54 pm, Tam Says:

   ROFLOL! You kill me!

5. November 19th, 2007 at 12:35 pm, Nina Says:

   Sooo, Tommy does that too. We were watching Lord of the Rings last night, and I made the mistake of mentioning how cute those round Hobbit homes are. He PAUSED the movie, got out pencil and paper, and spent 15 minutes MathMatiCallY proving to me why round walls are a superior design to square. So glad you like Hobbit houses, too, honey!

   P.S. I also can’t say that Massa… state. I always end up saying Mass-a-choo-shits. I feel like I’ve somehow bonded with Mike.