Writing prompts from mamakatslosinit

This post is inspired by mamakatslosinit weekly writing prompts. ( see badge at top of blog)


Share a joke that always makes me laugh:

Well, instead of a joke that makes me laugh, I have a story that brings me to tears almost everytime I think of it, and I can NEVER tell it without laughing to the point that I almost can't tell it. It's never as funny to anyone who wasn't there to see it, and I'm sure they think I'm crazy for thinking it's so hilarious. The person involved in this story still tells the story (or atleast his wife does), and laughs about it himself, so I'm safe to tell it.

Several years ago my ex-hubby and I had were really close friends with another couple that we always hung out with, going to the lake, movies, cooking out, dinner, etc.... The lady I'll refer to as "D" and the man as "A".

A had wanted a boat for a long time since him and D and their kids loved spending time at the lake. Finally A got his boat and one beautiful Saturday we all set off for a day of fun in the sun at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. After riding around and pulling the kids on the raft behind the boat we decided it was time for some lunch and rest. We decided to pull up to one of the many small Islands in the middle of this lake and get out for a picnic. A slowly trolls up close to the shore of this island so he could hop out of the boat to tie it off. Now A is not a short guy...around 6'2 or 6'3, and you'd think that this would not be a problem, except the shore dropped off quickly insted of being a gradual slope like most beaches. A, being his coolest on his new boat, places a hand on the side of the boat and hops over the side. When he realized that he was not hitting the bottom as expected and the water was deeper than he was tall.....the look on his face was PRICELESS right before he goes completely underwater leaving his cap floating like a bouy. He comes up spitting and sputtering with his glasses cocked  over to the side and only hooked around one ear. He has to swim to the front of the boat and get the rope again before climbing out and tying the boat off. By this time his wife D and I and my ex were all laughing so hard that we couldn't get off the boat because that would've required a little 'hop' from boat to shore. We could barely even stand up. Even after gaining something similar to control over our laughter we were able to get off the boat to have lunch. As we were laying there in the sun after lunch and everything was so quiet one of the 3 of us would burst into laughter again.

Just picturing the look on his face as he went deeper and deeper into the waterr has me laughing everytime...I'll never forget that look. I've often wish I had it on video because I'm sure we could have won the $100,000 on Funny Home Videos...loll.