No One Said This Had to Have a Point

So we're sitting in the cheapie movie theatre watching The Stone of Destiny when the entire row of seats begins to shudder and then suddenly mbf disappears from beside me.

Me: *looks down at mbf on the floor*
Mbf: What the f@%k? *tries to move*
Me: Are you okay? *stiffles a giggle*
Mbf: My seat just broke in two places! *struggles to get up off the floor*
People Across the Aisle: *laughing and pointing at us in the dark*
Me: *hauling on his free arm* C'mon you, get up off the floor.
People Two Rows Ahead of Us: Shhhhhhh...!
Me: *whispers* You're not hurt are you?
Mbf: No... *jumps to his feet and sharply straightens clothing*
Me: Oh, sit down already. Here: take my old seat. Now are you understanding what's been said?
Mbf: No... not really.
Me: How far back?
Mbf: *shrugs*
Me: *rolls eyes and starts the re-cap* Okay, well you see, the two main guys went to the pub to...

In other words, if his seat hadn't disintegrated beneath him, he would have sat through the whole movie catching nary a bloody word. For some reason mbf has a really hard time understanding Scottish accents, and even most English accents for that matter - which surprising really, considering the fact that he lived there for a bit.

In Lieu of Fall and Winter...

The other night mbf and I got into a funny conversation about childhood memories. Now keep in mind that we come from two totally different cultures, so to find a common experience between us is fairly rare.

Mbf: I remember that I really loved to play with Legos!
Me: You had Legos? No way! I loved Legos too... I played with my brother's. Well, maybe they were ours combined, but they stayed in his room.
Mbf: Yeah? I used to build all sort of things with them...
Me: Me too! Hey! We should get some for us and build little cities and stuff.
Mbf: Cool! Hey - Did you know that you can now get erotic Lego?
Me: Really? *raises an eyebrow*
Mbf: Yeah! They have these little tiny battery-powered motors...
Me: BAWAHAHAHAHAH!
Mbf: What the...? *looks shocked at sudden outburst*
Me: You meant ROBOTIC! *continues to giggle*
Mbf: Yeah... Why what did you think I said? *still looking confused*

Did I mention that sometimes our respective accents get in the way of clear communication? He says that on average, he misses at least 30% of everything I say because of MY accent. The funny thing is, that until I met him, I didn't HAVE an accent. *laughs*