Yiayia-isms

The dangers of employment are many

2008-12-05T04:02:19Z

Yiayia: So what kind of job is this? Lisa: I ride around on buses with tourists and explain what they are seeing. Yiayia: So you must get tired walking around all day. Lisa: There's no walking. I sit on the bus and ride around. Yiayia: We...

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Telephone Fun (now with audio!)

2008-11-26T03:22:50Z

Yiayia still doesn't understand how voice mail on a cell phone works. No matter how many times it's been explained to her -- and for the record, this is many, many times -- she thinks it is like her home answering machine, in that if the recipie...

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The Dangers of Education, Part I

2008-11-08T19:36:28Z

Yiayia: What were you doing? Lisa: Just reading. Yiayia: [alarmed] Why?? Lisa: Um... I like to read? Yiayia: [still alarmed] You're not going back to school, are you?

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Yiayia the feminist

2008-11-06T21:44:27Z

"You know, some women are smarter than men."

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Yiayia has political opinions too

2008-11-04T03:45:00Z

On Sarah Palin: "If she has five kids then why isn't she staying home taking care of them?" On Barack Obama: "Actually, he's not really very black. Just around his lips a little bit."

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Senior citizens with extra seniority

2008-11-03T17:35:16Z

Yiayia: What does this form mean? Lisa: You need to sign it in order to keep them from raising your rent. It's supposed to stay the same because you're over 65. Yiayia: Good, I'm 81, so since I'm even older that's even better. Lisa: Well, n...

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