WTP – your post reminds me of the time we had an emergency situation. My brother had the flu or something and suddenly had trouble breathing.
My mother panicked and told me to call 911. So I picked up the phone and started dialing 911. My mother was like, “No, I mean the Israeli 911!.” So I’m like, “what is that?” So my mother picks up the phone and calls herself.
As soon as someone answered the phone, she tells him, “??? ??? ??? ????”
I cracked up. My mother got mad at me for laughing during a serious time. I actually did it on purpose – I felt that her panic was not helpful for my brother and his breathing, and that by making a joke, I would lighten the situation. It worked – he started laughing too, which meant he had to have been breathing.
ps: if anyone didn’t get that, the hebrew word for breathing is: ?????