Monday, March 28, 2011

Details, please.

"Hi. My friend thinks she left her purse there. It's made of fabric...kind of like a bag."
"Okay, could you describe it, please?"
"It was made of fabric. And...the fabric...had a print on it. Also, her wallet is in it."




That's it? Check out this definition of the word "purse."
purse (pûrs)
n.
1. A woman's bag for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items; a handbag.
2. A small bag or pouch for carrying money.
3. Something that resembles a bag or pouch.

For starters, I don't understand how you walk out of a theater without your purse but, let's assume for courtesy's sake that she isn't dumb. It was just an oversight- a gigantic oversight. Also, let's imagine she's drunk. Now, this show took place at 7pm last night-17 hours prior to this inquiry to lost and found. Don't you think this is a thing she would notice before 12:30 the next day? "Oh, bumskies, you guys. My bag is like...totes not here." And wouldn't she want to make this phone call rather than having her valley girl-sounding friend do it? (Uh...BTDubs, the valley girl is like sooooooo 80's.)

A note to the friend: Sweetie, I bet you're real pretty, but let's break it down here. First off, I hope you were able to read the definition of "purse" that I so graciously posted for you. Here is a challenge for you that differs from the cumbersome task of walking and breathing at the same time that you seem to struggle with daily. (Fun!) Find a purse that does not meet at least one, if not all, of the following requirements:
1. "Kind of like a bag."
2. Made of fabric and the fabric has print on it.
3. Has a wallet inside.

It will be tough, but I think you can do it. In addition, learning how to describe things utilizing names of colors is a great skill to have in your "kind of like a bag" of tricks.

*Note* The bag depicted here is, in fact, not the missing one, but is it not adorable?

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