February 11, 2008

Sooooooooo.

The girls and I are out to lunch, and the conversation we’re having is random, at best - jumping from topic to topic. Out of the blue, S- announces:

S: My friend won the lottery six years ago and now has a reindeer sperm farm.
Moi (nearly spitting my food out): A what?
S: A reindeer SPERM farm. In North Dakota.
Moi: Well he’s living the dream big time, ain’t he! Reindeer sperm.
Moi: I didn’t realize there was a market for reindeer sperm.
C: Me either.
S: Dunno. He quit his job and moved to Dakota. It’s his ‘white gold.’
Moi: Wonder how much an ounce you can get for those little nuggets?

The conversation shifts again to who-knows-what. Later, back at the office, it’s brought up again - this time on marketing.

C: Wonder what you can do with reindeer sperm.
Moi (to C): Well you know what they say - it IS supposed to be good for your face.
J: (chimes in from across the room): Yes, and it makes my throat feel better, too.

Five minutes of laughter later, and after regaining our composure, we went back to the business of business.

Just for the record, Google search didn’t produce anything of merit for ‘reindeer sperm’. Lotta crude stuff, though. Maybe the guy’s just whiling away the days hitting the bottle?

Meanwhile at Nick’s school…

The kids are selecting their classes for next year. (Yes indeed, they like to get an early start around here.) Nick’s friend, Matt, is called to go see the school counselor, but not told why.

Matt: This isn’t about me cutting class yesterday is it?
Counselor: No. But now it is.

Matt walked away with a triple detention. In the future, bet he probably won’t be so quick to offer up information until asked.

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