Excerpts from a conversation with my mother 

My mom: So your sister is starting to take self defense classes. She's learning... what's it called? "Aye kydo"? "High kiddo"?

Me: Do you mean aikido?

My mom: Well, whatever it is, she does it at the Jojo.

Me: At the WHAT

My mom: The Jojo? Isn't that the place where they do martial arts?

Me (internally): Well... I guess she's not COMPLETELY wrong.

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re: Excerpts from a conversation with my mother 

@Phorm Oh! Right! Out on the karate rink!

(Sorry, self-indulgently obscure MST3K reference... youtube.com/watch?v=LCPFBBOaSf)

re: Excerpts from a conversation with my mother 

@zebratron2084

That segment lives rent-free in my head to this day :D

"Oh, my judo bikini!"

(Also, I still adore the timing on the scene transition cutting to "Solid balsa wood, baby.")

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