E-mail from my mother

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My mom is always telling me I'm fat. It's just a way of life. I've dealt with this for 35 years now. It doesn't matter if I'm 118 or 180.

Anyway, I got this e-mail from her this morning. Just thought I'd share.

Subject: Dance

I went to fitness center to join the Zumba class every morning this week. I like class because you move a lot. You can lose the weight. It has a lot of fun. The teacher used Gangnam style music. I danced like Gangnam. Do you like Gangnam?

Did you start your dance yet? I hope you like it. Your coordination is very good. You should learn fast.

Love,
mom

[Muddled]

Bwahahahaha!

[Deleted]

Lol!!! I would put "do you like gangnam" in the category of telling you your English is good, but it's from your mom, so maybe not.

Moms are weird.

[bananapancakes]

Ha! That is hilarious. My mom is the same way. She's simultaneously my biggest fan and my biggest critic. Every time I talk to her she asks me how WW is going and if I lost weight that week.

Do you like Gangham?

[8675309]

"I danced like Gangnam. Do you like Gangnam?"

This is my favorite part.

[thebamker]

"I danced like Gangnam"

I will never stop saying this. EVER! lol!

[wannabe]

so...when ARE we starting our dance classes? although to be honest, i'm in no rush to make a fool out of myself in front of you guys.

like, a real fool. not the fun kind i usually am at GTGs.

[emsumm]

Lmao @ "did you start your dance yet?"
Like you were supposed to commence zumba'ing the moment you read the first paragraph, and only then paused for a water break to read the last part.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

"I danced like Gangnam." Funniest phrase ever uttered/typed by a parent.

[Deleted]

This is so cute and funny to me! lol

[fryjack2]

My mom's email style is just like that but add in about a thousand ? and !!!!!! points after every sentence. My SIL get a kick out of forwarding them on to each other.

[karmasabiotch]

lol @ booby

[gault]

Classic.

And sad.

But still classic.

[Kit]

That is hilarious. "I danced like Gangnam. Do you like Gangnam?"

Bahahahahaha!

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Jan 8, 2013 16:36:06 GMT -5 wannabe said:

so...when ARE we starting our dance classes? although to be honest, i'm in no rush to make a fool out of myself in front of you guys.

like, a real fool. not the fun kind i usually am at GTGs.

How about this Saturday morning?

I would say Thursday, but I have a huge filing on Friday. I'm scared to commit and then flake because I'm still at the office doing last-minute edits.

[Kore]

Jan 8, 2013 16:36:16 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Lmao @ "did you start your dance yet?"
Like you were supposed to commence zumba'ing the moment you read the first paragraph, and only then paused for a water break to read the last part.

Yes! This cracked me up.

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I am cry-laughing. Literally.

[shostakovich]

I love the "you should learn fast" part at the end. I know she meant it as a follow-up to the part about your excellent coordination - like, owing to your excellent coordination, you should be able to learn quickly - but I read it as "it is IMPERATIVE that you learn this dance quickly."

[Deleted]

See, this is why I am completely unimpressed by everything that Margaret Cho does.

She is just telling you what happens in real life.

All Asian-American daughters KNOW THIS.

[textbookcase]

That is amazing.

[eddy]

I like the parts where she is trying to be uplifting. "You have good coordination. You will learn fast."

[hisno1girl]

"I danced like Gagnam. Do you like Gagnam?"


You might have to add that as a signature.

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Jan 8, 2013 16:47:36 GMT -5 eddy said:

I like the parts where she is trying to be uplifting. "You have good coordination. You will learn fast."

She is not typically very encouraging, so this was particularly hilarious.

I am terribly unathletic.

I lettered in BADMINTON.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

LOL.

It's kinda cute.

[auberge]

I don't like when she comments about your weight but picturing your mom in Zumba dancing to gangnam style makes me seriously LOL.

[Deleted]

badminton? ASIAN-RELATED.


unless you're a kennedy, in which case it's CATHOLIC WASP-RELATED.


aside: i didn't realize i'd been spelling badminton incorrectly all these years.

[pantsparty]

I will pay you REAL DOLLARS if you send her this:

[hisno1girl]

Jan 8, 2013 16:43:50 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

See, this is why I am completely unimpressed by everything that Margaret Cho does.

She is just telling you what happens in real life.

All Asian-American daughters KNOW THIS.

I feel the same way about George Lopez. All Mexicans know exactly what he's talking about.

[Captain Serious]

This reads exactly like an e-mail from my German mom.

[mamasaurus]

Miso, I am sorry your mom is hassling you about your weight.

Maybe you should make it all about how you don't like Gangnam. "NO! I hate that shit! I will never dance to it! NEVAAAARRRR!"