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I was trying to explain to the Murph tonight that my friend has decided to get a C-Peel. He got confused and thought I meant she was taking a vitamin C pill. After a few minutes of trying to get him to understand C-Peel instead of her usual microdermabrasion, not the vitamin, he finally understood what I was saying. Our conversation sounded somewhat like the Abbott and Costello skit (who's on first).
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Me: My friend is going to get a C-Peel.
Murph: A pill. She's taking a vitamin C pill.
Me: No, she's getting a peel.
Murph: What kind of pill?
Me: A C-Peel.
Murph: But you said she wasn't getting a C pill and now you are saying she is.
Me: She's getting a C-PEEL. PEEL not PILL!
Murph: Wait, how do you say pill like a vitamin pill you take.
Me: Pill.
Murph: Okay, now how do you say peel like your getting a peel instead of microdermabrasion.
Me: Peel.
Murph: (laughing and shaking his head) Now I get it. You pronounce those two words the exact same way and you add and extra syllable to both words. Listen to me and see if you can tell a difference in the way I say the two words. 1. I have a headache so I am going to take a PILL. 2. I am going to the spa to get a C-PEEL. Can you tell the difference?
Me: Sure. I can tell a difference. Can't you tell the difference when I say them. 1. I am going to take a PILL. 2. I am going to get a C-Peel. There! See the difference?
Murph: (Laughing and shaking his head) It's okay. That's one of the reasons you are so charming.
Wait! Is that a Yankee way of saying, "Bless your heart"?
Pill or Peel. Correct Southern pronunciation for both = /pi /ul/
