Frank was rather subdued today and was not inclined to engage in lengthy conversation. He did, however, have a short exchange with Kevin as he was waiting for his food to heat up in the microwave. Kevin had made a typical bachelor's meal of boxed KD Mac 'n Cheese and was enjoying it during our first coffee break (10 AM).
Frank: You makeuh by self? (Did you make that yourself?)
Kevin: Yeah.
Frank: Ooooh. You a gooduh cookuh - so great makeuh! (Oh wow! You are a good cook - you did such a great job!)
Kevin: Yeah, I spent all night on it. I made the pasta by hand. It was nasty getting that tube shape.
Frank: Lookuhsuh like delicious. You lookuh like the hungry. You should leffu some for the lunchee. (It looks delicious. You look hungry but you should leave some for lunch time).
Since I can't leave you with such a short diatribe today, I will recall some previous conversations that we have had. This particular one centered around natural disasters - a sensible subject considering disasters that have happened worldwide (Japan) as well as closer to home (Slave Lake) in the recent months.
Me: Did you see the videos online about the tsunami in Japan?
Frank: Yessuh. We see the japan the chewnami the car they look-uh like the toya. (Yes! The cars all looked like toys in the tsunami.)
Kevin: The videos of Slave Lake on the news were pretty dramatic too. I think they said 40% of the town has burned down.
Frank: Oh my goodness! Slave-oo lake-uh the tung is total gung! (Oh my goodness! The town of Slave Lake is totally gone!)
Me: I feel bad for the people there.
Frank: Yessuh - the people all have-uh to execute. (Yeah - all the people had to evacuate.)
Kevin: With so many things going on, it makes you wonder what is going to happen next.
Frank: Everysing could be happen - ertquake-uh, chewnami, toronto ... (Anything could happen - earthquakes, tsunamis, "toronto" ...)
Me: Toronto? It may not be the best city in the world but I would hardly classify it as a natural disaster ...
Frank: No, notuh the city. Toronto ... toronto .... you know .... windy .... windy ... ** draws a swirling conical shape in the air with his hand ** (No, not the city. Toronto ... toronto ... you know ... really windy)
Kevin: Oooooh, a tornado!!!
Frank: Yah yah Toronto! (Yes! A tornado!)
Well, there you have it! Chewnamis in Japan, Toronto's popping up everywhere ... what is this world coming to!!!
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