I know I know... still waiting on that blog I promised.

I haven't gotten to the one I mentioned in my last post. BUT I have a funny story that I was emailing to a friend, and then thought, "hey, self, this is the kind of stuff I should put in my blog." So I'm putting it in the blog. And I swear I'll get to that other funny and interesting one that I promised.

Here's the thing, tonight I am looking around for stuff to do while I'm in American Samoa because I'll have time for sightseeing. Looking at hikes, beaches, etc. Found a website with the following paragraph. I was reading quickly, and not really processing everything my eyes took in. Granted, the paragraph is pretty entertaining:

American Samoans have a rich language that remains the main language of the people. English is the second language and all islanders can speak english as well. There are several levels of spoken language. The high talking chiefs have a high oratory of rhetoric that only the indoctrinated can understand. They are the politicians and negotiators. There are regular chiefs that speak the everyday language of the people and get things done. Many have noticed how similar this is to mainland American society.

So I misread it. I misread the word "indoctrinated" and for some reason my eyes told my brain that it said "intoxicated". And that made the paragraph even FUNNIER, especially considering the last line.

And I'm sitting here totally laughing at myself like a big dork ad realizing this probably means it's time to go to sleep. I'm just getting silly. But I thought I'd share the joy.

(note: the paragraph comes from http://www.ipacific.com/samoa/speak.html)