Cherri-o

Have you ever wanted to talk with an accent. Like, with a British accent trying to throw words like knickers and ballocks into a sentence as often as possible. Or in a German accent shouting out "Nine!" or "Schitzer!" My aunt, by marriage, is half Polish. I always loved hearing her pronounce her mother's maiden name. Gishscrimski. She knew just how to make her r's roll off the tongue. Gishscrrrrrrimski. It always made me want to talk like Sophia in Sophie's Choice.

I am not sure what it is about Boone, but it seems to attract many British and German descents. I just helped a woman, originally from Britain now living here, wearing fancy looking galoshes (the British always have a wonderful collection of shoes). She made me want to declare, "Oh Ballocks! I'm dreadfully bored. I'm going out in my knickers and boots romping in the puddles. What a fancy jolly time I'll have." Or maybe some customer will ask me if I can help them where upon I will scream, "Nine! Nine! Schitzer! Gitt owt!"

In past jobs I use to pretend I was Irish or Swedish to fight boredom. Maybe I should try something completely different. I will try to learn a Kenyan or South Korean accent. Not North Korean. No one would appreciate my efforts. I think North Korea is trying to blow us up.