Dis-Gracepoint Berkeley

Geography Patient

Brother J: Wow, this cake is good, where did you get it?

Friend: It’s called “The Dream Cake”. I got it from a Danish bakery.

Brother J: What is “Danish”?

Friend: You know… from Denmark.

Brother J: (pause) Is that in Asia?

My Condolences

Setting: Judge Hensley's thesis got approved, and people of Gracepoint Austin are talking about going out to celebrate.

Brother D: Hey, let's go out and celebrate Judge's passing!

English Patient: Dangerous Driver

Friend: Hey Sister S, do you know how to drive yet?

Sister S: No, I need to go to the DMZ and take a test to get a permit.

English Patient: Royal Personality

Sister A: Wow, she is such a typical ISFJ. She is really royal... or was it loyal?

Hole-In-One

Friend: Man, it's amazing that some people get hole-in-one's in golf. That's so lucky.

Sister R: What's a holy one?

Setting: Some students from Gracepoint Austin are talking about the Normal Vs. Videos... (some of which are featured on this site)

Sister X: I think those Normal Versus videos are pretty funny. Except.. whenever I watch them, I tend to miss the Bible verses. Where are they?

Sandra

Setting: Sandra calls an Indian restaurant to pre-order some Indian food.

Sandra: Hello? Yes, I would like to order some hara bhara paratha, some pani poori, pav bhavi papad, and some dal makhani.

Restaurant: What is your name?

Sandra: Sandra.

Restaurant: Got it, it will be ready in 15 minutes.

The following receipt was what Sandra got.

I.D. Check

Setting: During Christmas 2010, Sister A and her friend is shopping at Safeway, and they get NyQuil, which requires an I.D. check.

Cashier: In order to buy this, I need something from you.

Friend: A credit card?

Cashier: No, something else.

Friend: A safeway card?

Cashier: Nope..

Sister A: (suddenly butting in) How about a "Merry Christmas"??

[silence]

Cashier: I need your I.D.

Sister A: [silently slips away into the background]

English Patient: Clashing

Sister S: My sunglasses crash with what I'm wearing.

Gracepiont Riverside Kid Strikes Again

Setting: Our beloved child M from Gracepoint Riverside gets a haircut. Then next morning, Child M wakes up and exclaims:

"Yay! My haircut is still on!"

English Patient: Very Close Pronunciation

Brother Y: Man, when I saw Kung Fu Panda 2 and saw the army scene, it reminded me of Lord of the Rings.. Solomon's Army.

Friend: Do you mean Saruman's Army?

English Patient: Rickshaws

Friend: We rented the surreys to ride around Monterey.

English Patient: What's a surrey?

Friend: They are sort of like rickshaws.

English Patient: Who's Rick Hsia?

English Patient: Difference Between Away and Up

Sister S: Wow that song is amazing. When I heard it at the Starfield concert I was blown up!

Appetizing Menu

Here's a picture that I took a while ago at one of my favorite restaurants, China Village..

Their food is absolutely delicious, so don't be deceived by their menu.

More Wanda!

Setting: A bunch of Gracepoint sisters are gathered together cooking.

Sister J: Can you get Wanda for me?

Sister V: To use for cooking, or for you?

[silence]

Sister J: Wanda!

Sister V: I know.. but how much of it?

Everyone else in the kitchen: Wanda! Not watta (water)!

NOTE: It's not very clear whether it was Sister J's pronunciation or Sister's V's hearing problem that's at fault here...

English Patient or Pundit Genius?

Sister S: My brother lived at a city that no one knows about in Korea. Not even Koreans know about it.

Friend: Wow it's a really obscure city?

Sister S: Yeah scarcity.

NOTE: It is not clear if Sister S is an English Patient and didn't mean what she said.. or maybe she's a Pundit Genius. Maybe this post belongs in the PunwithGracepoint site.

What Do You Want To Be?

Setting: A conversation between 3 children and their babysitting auntie from long time ago..

Babysitter: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Kid#1: I want to be...an engineer!

Babysitter: Okay, just like your dad.

Kid#2: Me, too!

Babysitter: Yeah, your dad's an engineer too. (turns toward her daughter) How about you?

Daughter: I want to be...a grad student!

(Her father was in grad school for many years... Apologies to all the grad students in our midst for this depressing story)