While my father was here, were talked about all kinds of things. Career (or lack there of), my potential (untapped), Iranians (with careers and tapped potential)--more or less the same thing my parents and I always talk about. This is a paraphrasing of one recent conversation:
Dad: "You know that Iranian comedian? The funny one?"
Me: "Omid Djalili? Maz Jobrani?"
Dad: "No, the bald one. The funny one that has a TV show."
Me: "They're both bald, Baba. And they both have had TV shows."
I log onto my Myspace page and bring up Maz Jobrani's page, complete with a picture of his rather large, bald head.
Dad: "Yeah, that's him. Can you be like him?"
Me: "You want me to be bald with a visible goatee?"
Dad: "I meant with a job that shows your talents."
I pulled up a YouTube clip of Jobrani doing a belly dance to "Happy Birthday", as he stripped down to his underwear.
Me: "Like this?"
Dad: "That's not funny (as he tried not to laugh). Never mind. Maybe you can do something else instead."
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Heh. BTW I'll now be posting on Burt Reynold's Mustache on the 22nd of each month. Yay me!
Yay you, indeed! TK on the 21st, you on the 22nd. I may have to check that site out more regularly after all.
ha ha ha! you mean, that wouldn't show off your considerable talents?? d'oh.
HA! Actually that's a very funny clip! I think you should do it.
go for it! I'd watch you belly dance!
Lawdy. That's all I can say.
Belly dance. Happy Birthday. Stripping to underwear.
Lawdy.
Boo: 'considerable talents' indeed.
Ex: I've been thinking of adding belly dancing to my non-existent talents. This may be the perfect time.
Jayne: You have no idea what you would suffer through.
Manda: It's like a trifecta of some kind.
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