My daughter has finally found a guy she fancies, but she is tortured. Every time he joins her conversation she inadvertently says things like ‘Bum rape' ‘Castration' and ‘tampons' even if these subjects are not even relevant to the chat she will manage to say them out loud when ever he is near. It is some kind of Emotional Tourette's Syndrome and she hates her life.
"Mum he came over to us in the bar last week and sat down, we were all talking about cowboy films and he was eagerly talking about his favourite movie, we made eye contact and for some reason I blurted out something about the homo erotic messages in western movies and he got up and walked away, what is wrong with me?" she pleaded.
She is like me; I suffer from inappropriate chit chat when stressed. I am the woman who blurted out at a funeral of a dear old friend "That's a shame she died just when she paid for new false teeth" The assembled mourners stared at me in disgust.
My poor child will have to get to grips with talking about stuff that she may not like to attract a man that she is fond of and learn to shut up about subject matter that can shock guys. Or she can try to find a man that loves her whacky off beat sense of humour and enjoys her crazy whimsical trips of the imagination.
Meanwhile I am in Bristol doing stand up at Jongleurs. The city is awesome and I do love a wee city with a river running through it...the funny news is. At the comedy club I was standing at the door chatting to the staff, when a blonde woman came up and said "Can I bring my mate in for free, I am the MC for tonight, I am Janey Godley"
The manager looked at me and I looked at my fake person and I asked her "Really? You are Janey Godley, wow; we have been waiting on her all night"
The ‘Tall Me' stood there brazen faced and said "Actually can we just cut the crap, is this how you treat a female comedienne?"
I laughed and finally said "Ok cut the shit, I would never say that"
She stared at me and still tried to push past the door man.
"I am Janey Godley" I declared and laughed when her face fell.
She carried on with her story and shouted "I am Janey Godley"
I then stood tall and shouted "I am Spartacus"
She then ran off down the street dragging her drunken man pal with her.
I wish she had stayed; I would have put her on stage and introduced her as Janey Godley. Its cool being tall and blonde but its something else being funny!
