“No, I don’t want to listen more about it.
I know all about it, courtesy you!, so much so that I can write a book on it.
I know that they are designed, engineered and built in the good ol’ U.S. of A and have a rich history and century-long heritage.
I know that they are always in style and that it has the power to turn heads, always.
I know that they sound cool, kind of like a World War I biplane and you wanted to own it ever since you were 13 years old.
But the point is that do we need it? Don’t you know how it will strain our finances? The EMI will burn a big hole in our monthly savings.
You know all this, isn’t it?”
There was a long silence on both the ends.
With a big sigh she said, “OK Bye!” and replaced the receiver of the phone.
He mistook it to ‘Buy‘.
And off he went to buy his mean machine, The Harley Davidson.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda
Linking this post to the Ultimate Blog Challenge and October’s NaBloPoMo.
This weeks prompt –
She said ____. He mistook it to be ____.
The words used in the blanks have to rhyme and your post should revolve around the confusion thus created as a result of the miscommunication.
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73 Responses
Ha ha!! nice one 🙂
Thanks Kajal 🙂
Oh My! Mistake Mehengi Padi! 😀
BAHUT mehengi!! 😀
LOL. Some mistakes end up being beautiful 🙂
Destination Infinity
Beautiful or not. It is a BIG Mistake 😀
Ha ha ha… Good one. That’s one happy man – at least for sometime!
You are sooo right… happy for at least some time!! 🙂
LOL, this could actually happen too. 😛
Yessss…. it is possible!! 😀
hehe What an interesting twist to the word “bye” I think us women can benefit slightly more from this 😀 😀
Yes, a boon, if only men say these magical words! 😀
Haha.. it could also be a case of selective hearing that is pertinent in most households!
Yes, you only listen to what you want to hear!! 😀
Oh that would’ve given her a shock. Be careful when you say ‘bye.
A big nasty shock, truly!! 😐
Nice, but did it really happen?
Nope!! It is a work of fiction! 🙂
She will never believe him when he tells her that he genuinely mistook her Bye for Buy!
This reminded me of an overseas friend called Jack who cautions friends that, if they ever meet him in an aircraft, they shouldn’t greet him with “Hi Jack!”
You know her so well! 😀
Yes, I have read a joke about it too! 😀
Selective hearing at it’s best 🙂 Really good Shilpa 🙂
You bet!! Thanks Seena 🙂
Excellent.. How can someone mistake BYE for BUY in a HD .. Show me the guy 🙂
LOL 😀
just thinking what her reaction would be when she actually sees it!! yikes!! :0 great idea 🙂
I guess, she will have a heart attack or may be will have a strong desire yo murder him too! 😀
That was one costly confusion…
Very very costly…. 🙂
lol she will recieve the shock of her life when she gets to know about it 😀
a good one!
Oh yes! The effects of which will last for a long long time! 😀
Thanks Anmol 🙂
Nice one. Glad he did not mistake her “bye” as good bye forever.
Oops… that would had been terrible! 😛
Thank heavens this miscommunication has not happened in my life for now. Wonderful take! 🙂
Hope it never happens too. Thanks Sakshi and welcome to this space 🙂
Buy and bye , the same sounding words but a big miscommunication gap. Nice read.
A terrible big communication gap! 😀 Thanks Kalpana 🙂
Worth buying….nice post
Certainly, it is a super cool machine… but women dont understand all this 😀
Thanks Ram 🙂
An expensive confusion.
Although, I could ogle at that bike all day long! 😀
A very expensive confusion, which is going to haunt her for the rest of her life 😀 Oh yes, it is a beauty… no doubts about that! 😛
“He(tears in his eyes):I have an awesome Wife” — Lols. 😀
Hilarious!! I am sure he will have real tears when she knows about it! 😀
Boy that was an expensive play on words! LOL Bet he was happy! Loved it! ♥
Would he be be happy when the wifey knows about it… I wonder! 😀
Thanks Kathy 🙂
That is hilarious. How similar sounding words can be twisted has been brought out very interestingly by you.
Thanks Ma’am. Glad you enjoyed reading this story 🙂
LOL! This is hilarious. I would have been raving mad :).
Me too 😀
A coast to coast journey on a HD across the US , or a fantasy ride from north to south in India. The Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.
Men and their love for their machines… 😀
BTW I loved the end, “Bye and buy”
😀 Thanks Anil 🙂
So that bike was bought ‘bye mistake’ or ‘buy mistake’ ? 🙂
Good one 😀
LOL 😀 Thanks Sreeja 🙂
What a witty post Shilpa 🙂 enjoyed the end a lot…
Glad you enjoyed this, V 🙂
Hehe beautifully done Shilpa, imagine the scene when the ride arrives 😛
Men I tell you, when will learn to listen and not just hear…
Don’t know what fate awaits the man when his wife sees that! 😀
God..Look at power of (mis) communication.
It can change lives 😀
A WOW post:)
Thank you Asha 🙂
Costly affair…. for a rather ‘benign’ confusion!! :p
Very costly, indeed 🙂
Hahaha! An expensive confusion.
You bet! 🙂
After riding on our dear Indian roads it would become hardly Davidson hi hi
LOL 😀 Yes that’s a possibility 😀
This misunderstanding was a costly deal 🙂
Very very costly! 😀
Hehehe… 🙂 🙂 good one!! She would have been so very mad!!!
I know, stark raving mad 😀