26 September 2011

Double Negatives

Yesterday, I managed to say "I don't have no money" without it being grammatically incorrect.

My husband had to do a double take - he thought that his lovely wife had uncharacteristically erred, until he thought it through all the way. I'd offered the girl "all the money in my wallet" to try a pickled mushroom. She countered with "you probably have no money", to which I replied "I don't have no money" - I knew there was something, I just didn't know how much.

Luckily, I didn't have to hand over what turned out to be $18, as she declined the mushroom altogether.

Would you eat a pickled mushroom on promise of something more than "no money", or would you need to know the dollar amount in advance?

9 comments:

  1. A pickled mushroom? Ew.

    I'd need more than $18 ....

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  2. so funny, i offer that all the time to my kids (they are clearly simple children, b/c they are always ok with getting what happens to be there)

    once, on a particularly sleepy morning, i kept groggily offering them five bucks to let me sleep a little longer.

    when i finally got up, my tab was fifty bucks. (and yes, i paid it)

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  3. You would have to show me the benjamins first.

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  4. I would eat them even if there was actually no money.

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  5. I would try one if there was the promise of money involved.

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  6. I love mushrooms so much, so I would eat it free.

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  7. I'd probably eat any tidbit proffered by you, m'dear.

    ;-)

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  8. I would take you up on it...course...I adore pickled mushrooms ;-)

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  9. Not a chance! I'm a very picky eater.

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