That's Man's Got Me Drupified
Drupified: The state of being astonished at the stupid things people (men) do when they're drunk
Michaela’s video chat with her best friend Kristen was interrupted by a loud boom coming from the garage.
“What was that?” Kristen screamed.
“It was probably just Ken. He either blew something up or finally killed himself,” Michaela calmly replied while shaking her head.
“Aren’t you worried?” Kristen was surprised at how calm her friend was and suggested maybe Michaela should check on her husband.
“Nah. He’s always doing stupid stuff when he’s drunk,” Michaela answered.
“Just last week he near fried himself in the oven. It wouldn’t turn on, so he decided to mess around with the wires while it was still plugged in. Blew himself right across the kitchen.
“And did you know he broke his shoulder last year?”
“Oh my. No, what happened?”
“He got drunk and decided to dive off the roof into the pool. The damn pool is fifteen feet away from the house. Fifteen feet! I was friggin drupified.
“‘No problem,’ he said.” Michaela waved her arms in the air for effect. ‘I can make it.’
“Let me tell you it was a problem," Michaela continued. "And he didn’t make it. 8.5 hours at the hospital. Broken shoulder and three cracked ribs. The only reason I didn’t divorce the moron that very night was because I felt sorry for him.
“Anyway, I guess I better go. I really should check to see he’s still alive.”
“Men,” Kristen moaned. “Can’t live with them. Gotta hope they don’t accidently kill themselves.”
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Comments (17)
That’s a very funny story!!!
Hahaha - oh no Cathy! 😅😆 A fun entry. Kudos!
Haha! Such a great story and a perfect word!!! And I kinda love that your character’s name is Kristen…I mean 💁🏻♀️ 🙌🏽 Also, it’s so funny, my dad’s name is actually Ken…and I’m pretty sure he’d do something like that. 😂🤣
It's hilarious but true hehehe... Nice one Cathy!
A light hearted, funny story, luv it
Or not. Life might be easier....
Great word and you know I don't drink but still do stupid things
LOL!! I always say to my husband and sons when they show me these videos of people doing stupid crap...how many women are doing it? None. This was great!!
Lol, men seriously are like toddlers! Your story was hilarious!
How did they manage to survive this long without evolving? I am honestly drupified. Great one Cathy!
FUNNY
My 46 year old partner tried to light a fart last week.
Haha you have the best sense of humor
🤣💚this is great
LOL!!! Laughing too much!!! This was hilarious!!!💕❤️❤️
They are men, have to do 'menny' things, come on, they have to strut their manliness, how else would they attract the upper sex, i mean opposite sex. This was hilarious Cathy.
omg, LOVE this. Can't tell you how many times my hubby comes in, blood dripping from his arm, or leg, or fingers. "What did you do now?" I'll always ask. "What?" he replies. "You're dripping blood again." He replies, "Oh, huh! never felt it." Yikes ... there is a song called MEN by the Forester Sisters. Part of it is: Well, you can't beat 'em up 'Cause they're bigger then you You can't live with 'em And you just can't shoot 'em