2019-09-01 Reader\'s Digest

Amazon thinks my recent

humidifier purchase was merely

the inaugural move in a newfound

hobby of humidifier collecting.

—@justinshanes

I was 30 years older.”

“Don’t you mean

30 years younger?” I

asked.

“No. If I were 30

years younger, I’d still

never have a chance

with a woman like that.

If I were 30 years older,

it wouldn’t bother me

so much.”

—John Bertschler

Broadview Heights, Ohio

On a fishing trip to

a remote lake in

Northern Quebec,

I asked the outfitter,

“Do you stay here

during the winter?”

“No,” he said. “The

snow gets too deep. We

can’t get supplies in.

Like many Canadians, I

go south for the winter.”

“Oh,” I said. “Where

do you go?”

“Vermont.”

—David Richardson

Hillsboro, Oregon

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WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE

TO COMMUNICATE

During a high school visit

unsure what

the meat on

my dinner

ly’s expressions told me I

needed some tutoring.

Instead of asking “What

is it?” as I had intended,

I’d asked “Who is it?”

—Brigitte Brulz

marion, iowa

After I paid for my items in

an adorable Italian shop,

the salesperson smiled

and said “Grazie,” Italian

for “thank you.” My Italian

isn’t very good, but I knew

that the Italian word for

“you’re welcome” was

the same as the name

—Theresa Turcotte

summerville,

south carolina

While visiting Spain,

a friend of mine became

embarrassed about

something and let the

entire bar know by

shouting “Estoy

muy embarazada! Estoy

muy embarazada!” Soon,

she was even more em-

barrassed. Embarazada

means “pregnant.”

—fluencycorp.com

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