Jon and I were sitting on the front porch watching the jets overhead. It was one of those beautiful late spring mornings complete with clear blue sky and bright sunshine. All was peaceful and quiet when I said, "What a great day for the pilots to fly! And look at those entrails in the sky!"Keep in mind, I'm an English major who spent part of my teaching career creatively educating adolescents on the importance of good grammar.
Jon started laughing. I said, "What's so funny?" He continued laughing then said, "You're the English major, think about it." "Think about what?!" I was getting annoyed. "I think you meant contrails, not entrails. Those are contrails being emitted from the jets. If you're seeing entrails, the pilot's in a lot of trouble."
My retort was, "Oh yeah, I knew that." Then I thought, 'Contrails...water vapor, not entrails...exposed intestines.'
Every time we spot a jet flying with a long thin artificial cloud behind it, Jon snickers and says, "Hey Pam, look up in the sky, there's another one of those entrails."
Jet on over to Jenny's for more Alphabet Thursday "E" words.
