So then…my friend Mindy sends me and her other pals an email asking if any of us have an outfit that her young daughter Amanda can wear to a school performance:

Mindy writes:
Does anybody have a poodle skirt we could borrow? Amanda needs it for a school concert.  Let me know. Thanks! — Mindy

I respond:
I do not have a poodle skirt. Or a poodle. I have a skirt. It is XL and long. Amanda could use it as a tent. If she needs a tent, let me know. — Darcy

Mindy writes:
I am surrounded by wise asses!!! — Mindy

I respond:
Yes — wise asses — and WIDE asses — hence, the XL skirt. – Darcy

– Darcy Perdu

(Are you a wise ass too? Give an example!  Did you ever have a Poodle Skirt? Or a poodle? Or a skirt? Share in the Comments Section below.)

9 replies on “Why She Called Me a Wise Ass”

1. So then, I was out of town this past weekend and my husband–standing in our daughter’s bedroom–calls out “Honey, how do you turn the fan on in here?” Um, I haven’t been in my daughter’s room, but how hard could it be to turn on a fan? After I finish rolling my eyes, I say (in a sweet but sarcastic tone), “I’m flattered that you think I know everything, Sweetheart, but you’re the man, figure it out.” And he did, all by himself! Amazing.

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2. I had a poodle skirt in the 1950′s–but you probably didn’t have the 1950′s!!

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3. While it is true that I have had a skirt before, it is not true that I’ve ever had a poodle before. I was an adult before I learned that poodles can come in a non-puntable, non-yappy dog size. I still did not partake in poodledom though. Wide and wise asses I can totally relate to.

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4. I have never owned, or worn a poodle skirt, but I do possess a wide ass that blends perfectly with my wiseass attitude. Will that work?

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   • Ha! Yes, that works!

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5. My older daughter once got compliments on a “poodle skirt” that she made for a costume party, but only some people looked closely enough to realize the animal on the end of the leash was actually a dragon.

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   • That is awesome! I want a Dragon Skirt!

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6. Never owned a poodle skirt, although I lusted after one mightily. I had spent the major portion of my “career” at a boarding school (tells you a lot about what kind of kid I was) and ANYthing that wasn’t a uniform was drool-worthy. My mother just told me to save me allowance.

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7. I never heard of a poodle skirt before today! You taught me my new thing for the day –congrats, Darcy.
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