funny tings we say

emily: wanna know what my brother and lance bought at the shoutpost?
dan: raisins?
emily: seitan jerky!
dan: ooh
dan: "damned good"
dan: "hellishly scrumptious"

dan: Tonight at Feast everything was apples!
dan: apple pie, apple cake, apple cider, apple crisp, apples...
emily: minniapples?

outpost manager: here's your cashier drawer. [bumps into emily] oops, sorry.
emily: it's ok. i till love you.

buying flowers at the farmers' market
farmer: do you want a bag for those statice?
emily: yes, it's an important statice-symbol.

emily's dad: your mom and i have to go to alverno to buy the book for the spanish class we're going to take. and while we're there we might as well buy sweatshirts, keychains, flip-flops, binders, and anything else that says "alverno" on it. we could even buy a... a... you know, those traingle things*... [makes waving motion]
emily's mom: penance?
emily: well, it is a catholic school.

*i guess this is only funny if you know that my dad was referring to a pennant.