I went to get my toenails sheared yesterday. I trim them up at home as much as possible, but the frontal protrusions (dang boobs!) get in the way so much that I have a hard time really doing a good job of evening them out nicely. So, about once a month or so I toddle off to the local nail salon for a pedicure. This process is absolute TORTURE for me because my feet are so, so very ticklish. They are the only part of my body that is ticklish because when I was about 11 my cousin held me down and tickled me until I LITERALLY PEED MYSELF! (Kathy if you read this, please go punch the big lug for me. Thank you.) At that point I suddenly just stopped laughing and have never been ticklish since. Hmmmm.. I wonder why???
When I was working fulltime I kept my nails done all the time, too. It took me forever to find a manicurist who would do it the way I want it done. They all wanted to cut off my nails and put on tips and then put the acrylic over the fake ones. My own nails are so strong that when I was a computer tech back in the 90s I'd use my thumbnail to turn screws inside the mainframe case when I couldn't get a screwdriver in there. All I wanted the nail tech to do was put on a very thin overlay that would keep them looking nice longer than the couple of days that just polishing them would do. They invariably wanted to heap the goo on so thick that my nails looked like eagle talons! Once, after the 4th round of making her grind off more of thick layer she'd applied after I told her I wanted it very thin, one tech yelled at me, "You make-a me clazy, lady!" I was so mad that said, "Ok, I can fix that problem!" and left without paying her a dime. I still have to go by that place when I go into the UPS store. She's still there and glares at me every time I walk by. There's a nail place in every shopping center in this town, so tough cookies for her!! LOL!
Anyway - back to yesterday. When I sat down, the nail tech said, "You wan spayshul spa pedicure toodaee? It better for you and only 4 dolluh mow." She looked at me like I'd lost my mind when I burst out laughing before agreeing to the extra charge. Right then and there I knew I had to come share this video with y'all.
If you can't get it to load, you can find it here on YouTube.
Have a very Tickly Tuesday!
Friday, March 7, 2008
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That's soooo funny! I've never heard of this genius girl before. Thanks so much for the laugh.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, Ms. Dragonstar. Always glad to introduce friends to people I like. ;o)
ReplyDeleteOMG - that is hysterical! she is perfect!! Allison/amomthing
ReplyDeleteYou're right - it's even funnier with your preceding commentary!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I tried that typing test again, and ended with 26. Slow(!) improvement.
i think i am in love. that was awesome.
ReplyDeletethanks for that laugh, i needed it today.
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Pedis are torture for me too - so tickly! But at least they last awhile. I've never heard of this very thin overlay thing that would make your mani last longer. See, I need more girlfriends to tell me this girly stuff.
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome! She must go to my nail place! Ha ha. I loved your comment on the diet...not so diet coke. If you don't mind....I'd love to add you to my blog list. I'm a wanna be Texan. I grew up in Lawton, OK and visited Texas just enough to know we were the step child of the south! Texas women ROCK! Stop by anytime!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my landta.....I just rechecked my comments and that is BY FAR the best thing ever said! Janice will get a hoot out of that!
ReplyDeleteAllison - Doesn't she have it down cold! I have listened to that thing about a dozen times and still crack up!
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Dragonstar - Hww did you get to it so fast the first time I posted it by mistake? Wow - what notification service do you use?
26? Cool - keep it up and you'll have to change your name to TYPERSTAR! ;o)
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Jen - Always happy to provide a bit of levity. Hope your little girl was better this afternoon when you picked her up.
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Angela - I'm amazed you have any feeling left in your poor feet after that recent shoe escapade!! I was rolling when I read it and highly recomend it as excellent reading for anybody who needs to feel better about something reeeaaalllly goofy they've done lately. ;o)
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Berezay - Stepchildren of the south! HA!! My dad's family was from OK, so we are practically family! LOL! And of course you can link back to me - as long as you don't tell that heathen, Janice about it! =8-O :0)
I get my nails done every 2-3 weeks but recently took them off to let my own nails breathe for a while. I will get them done again before I start my new job (see blog) on the 24th!
ReplyDeleteI love pedicures too but also have ticklish feet! I do love my nail gals and they do it right!
Oh that's way too funny! Thanks so much for sharing it. :)
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ReplyDeleteand sometimes when they only offer Diet Coke then Coke it is... like at the movie theater and Wingers.
Diet Pepsi Diet Pepsi Diet Pepsi-
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ReplyDeleteAZMom - YAHOOOO NEW JOB FOR YOU!!! Makes getting those nails and enduring the foot tickling done all the better! ;o)
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Tammy - Glad you liiike!!
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JANICE! YOU HEATHEN POTTY MOUTH! LOL!! For anyone who is wondering, go check out Berezay's (see comment above) One and Only post. There's a cola war a-brewin' over thar! LOL!
Janice - I deleted the duplicate comment because I'd had just about all the ... I can't even say it... THAT I could stand! ROFL!!!
I actually have never had my nails done... and after watching this video and reading your post... noone nohow nowhere (except moi) is ever acomin' close to my nails!
ReplyDeleteI've never had my nails done. There is probably no one who could convince me to fork over that much dough for something I could do (if I wanted to) myself. I rarely do my nails. I did for a short stint of selling Mary Kay, but that's just not me. I have nails that break and chip easily and I use them as tools regularly. Smart huh?
ReplyDeleteAbout ticklish feet, I don't think I could endure a pedicure. I can't even touch my own feet without tickling them sometimes.
Oh, by the way, I meant no disrespect to those who do have their nails done. It's just that I would be wasting my money. I would probably chip a nail or smudge something before I even got my bill paid.
ReplyDeleteI've seen that skit before - I still had to watch it again because it is sooooooo funny! I get my nails done (Ugh) every 2 weeks or so - I hate having them done, but have been doing it so long I'm in the habit - hate it!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you - thanks for coming by. Have a good day and I hope to see you soon. Kellan
Jules - I don't blame you! My next post covers some seriousness regarding nail salons.
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Brandi - You are sooo right about the cost!! And for me, vanity (sinful as it is!) outweighted the cost factor because I was always embarrassed by my ugly hands when doing presentations and private instruction sessions with clients.
And naught to worry about on the offending anybody front. I'm betting there's not a one of us who hasn't cringed every time we've written that check. But as I said... vanity sometimes just wins out! LOL!
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Kellan - Quitting the habit, like all others, isn't painless. But on the upside (wink, wink), it can be done. Check out my next post for advice on how to do it. Thanks for popping in. TTFN
TOO FUNNY. Excuse me. I have to go tip my waitress.
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I'm in the same boat as Brandi... never had my nails done, probably never will. But the video was sooo funny. Could be changed to fit any type of service. LOL
ReplyDeleteOMG - I was howling with laughter at that video. Never heard of her before, but I'm gonna watch for her more often now. BTW, I love your most recent song selection for my "theme song". I'm gonna give that one a whirl for awhile.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite videos of all time!
ReplyDeleteAngie - You nut! LOL!
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Lisa - You and Brandi and the others who don't partake are probably the smartest of all of us! Glad you got a giggle, though!
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SUSAN! Hi, sweets! Glad to see you up and around from your surgery. Please don't laugh so hard you bust a stitch! ;o) I'm glad you liked my theme song suggestion. As Hubby says, all.the.time., even a blind squirrel can find an acorn now and then! LOL!
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Michelle - It's one of my favs, too. Anytime I need a laugh I pop it up and before long I'm grinning like a fool again! LOL!
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