Who led the Queen?

Un- progressive euchre....

We play Euchre one night a week. It started out as a way to visit with Dale after her first bout of “comatoseness” Is that a word? Anyway, there are four, rather seven of us. For convenience sake I will give us all aliases…There is Trish and Pat, Patsy, Dale, Me, Hannah and Darlene. Phil and Chip usually show up when the snacks come out, but rarely play.

 

One more player and we could play Progressive Euchre, two tables of four players.each … Just joking. Getting to seven was an interesting story.

 

Everyone had gathered at my Dad’s one Christmas Eve. I was in the kitchen mixing drinks and asked my husband to go in and find out what my sister Dale’s friend Pat wanted to drink. A few moments later he returned. “Trish will have some white wine.” he said.

 

“Who?” I countered.

 

“Trish,” he repeated.

 

“Who’s Trish?” I queried.

 

“Dale’s friend,” he said, looking at me like I was the one who was crazy.

 

“That’s Pat.” I patiently told him, wondering if now was the time to attach the little bells to his sweater.

 

“Not what she told me,” he claimed.

 

So I walked back into the room carrying her wine and laughingly said, “Alan thought you said your name was ‘Trish’.”

 

She took a sip then said, “It is.”

 

I guess I looked really bewildered because she went on to explain. “Thirty five years ago when I started working with your sister at the hospital someone introduced me as “Pat.” Dale has called me that ever since even when I explained to her over the years that my name is ‘Trish’.”

 

Okay so it isn’t me it’s Dale, again. We gave up trying to get it right at cards. It is hard enough to remember who dealt, what is trump and what is led, let alone names.

 

Then there is/are Hannah and Darlene. For twenty years Hannah went by her middle name, Darlene. Then one day she awoke and renamed herself Hannah. Her mom still calls her Darlene for heavens’ sake. My daughters call her Darhannah and Hannahdene. I call her Hannah and Darlene, whichever name pops into my head.

 

At cards I need to concentrate on the cards, not what anyone wants me to remember to call them. Oh, and who are Phil and Chip you ask? Cats…of course.

 

Now what’s trump?

Reviews

[Dr. Wood ?]

Another great snippet of crazy.......I like what you write....

[Gray Witch]

Thank you ... You found one ... Aww, I am very happy. Thanks very much....

[Claire Twinn]

Names are such tricky things and so hard to remember and unremember, I have a similar problem with a colleague who introduced herself with a shortened, more English sounding name, then later said she wanted to be called by her longer, harder to pronounce Polish name. I keep trying but the easier version is stuck in my head!

[Samuel Dickens]

This story made me snicker but also cringe, being rather close to home, as it is. (I'm getting forgetfuler and forgetfuler as I age.)

[DrD]

Diamonds. With tales like this, it has to be diamonds.

[Gray Witch]

I wish! ..Couldn't make this s**t up ...LOL