Phraseology

Not all of my posts will be of this nature.... this is meant for adults, so to my nieces, please do not read this particular post. Thank you.

I was playing around with my profile tonight and wondering if there was anything interesting I could write about tonight. I am sure you are all expecting many great and wonderful words of wisdom to appear miraculously since it is after all, my blog. :) I was forwared this email and thought this was a great phrase for the day so that is what you get to read. Enjoy.

Have you ever wondered where the Phrase "You GottaBe Shittin' Me" came from?
Well, it just so happens to have originated throughthe Father of Our Country way back when, George Washingtonwas crossing the Delaware River with his troops.There were 33 [remember this number] in Washington's boat. It was extremely dark and storming furiously and the water was tossing them about. Finally, Washington grabbed Corporal Peters[remember this name]and stationed him at the front of the boat with a lantern. He ordered him to keep swinging it, so they could see where they were heading. Corporal Peters, through driving rain and cold, continued swinging the lantern back and forth, back and forth.Then a big gust of wind and a wave hit and threw Corporal Peters and his lantern into the Delaware . Washington and his troops searched for nearly an hour trying to find Corporal Peters, but to no avail. All of them felt terrible, for the Corporal had been one of their favorites. Sometime later, Washington and his troops landed on the other side, wet and totally exhausted. He rallied the troops and told them that they must go on. Another hour later, one of his men said, "General, I see lights ahead."They trudged toward the lights and came upon a huge house. What they didn't know, was that this was a house of ill repute hidden in the forest to serve all who came. General Washington pounded on the door, his men crowding around him. The door swung open, and much to his surprise stood a beautiful woman. A huge smile came across her face, to see so many men standing there. Washington was the first to speak, "Madam, I am General George Washington and these are my men. We are tired, wet, exhausted, and desperately need warmth and comfort." Again, the Madam looked at all the men standing there, and with a broad smile on her face, said, "Well, General, you have come to the right place. We can surely give you warmth and comfort. How many men do you have?" Washington replied, "Well, madam, there are 32 of us without Peters." And the Madam said, "You gotta be shittin' me"

Have you ever?

Today was just one of those days. It started off fine with a 4 hour meeting. Oh joy! Afterwards, a group of co-workers and I were taken out to lunch. As we were leaving the place, my high heel shoes slipped on the ceramic floor and down I went. Yes folks, in the middle of the restaurant. It was one of those moments that when you are describing it to someone, you ask them.... have you ever? I am here to tell you that I can now say "yes I have". I had my 1 second of fame as my dress flew up and my butt hit the ground. It was also one of those moments that you hope that no one actually saw you fall but you know in reality that they did. I extend my thank you to the one co-worker that ran over to help try to catch me and for the rest of you that didn't jump..... what the heck??? lol Needless to say, I exited that place as fast as my slippery shoes would carry me. So now I ask you.... Have you ever???