Is That My Shirt is pleased to introduce a new guest contributor, Ruth Chapman. If you have ever had trouble figuring out how many hoots you should give about something, worry no longer. Ruth is here to help.
“My co-worker Linda was ten minutes late for a meeting I was holding. Later she came up and apologized and launched into a string of excuses, including that she had a kid staying home sick from school and the car wouldn’t start. I just wasn’t sure how many hoots to give. Please help.” – Liz Delfino, New York, New York
Ruth’s take: 4 hoots.
“My friend likes to read those trashy tabloid magazines and occasionally I’ll pick one of them up and flip through it. I guess they’re kind of entertaining to read if you’re bored, but generally speaking, I’m not really sure how many hoots I’m supposed to give about this kind of celebrity gossip stuff. What do you think?” — Deborah Sandling, Fresno, California
Ruth’s take: 1 hoot
“Ruth, I am 78 years old. How many hoots should I give about the popular music kids listen to these days?” – Jean Haley, Victoria, British Columbia
Ruth’s take: Don’t give any hoots.
“Ruth, I need your help. I am trying to encourage my sister to recycle, but she says she couldn’t give two hoots about the environment. How can I get her to give more hoots?” -- David Daniels, Crumpton, Maryland
Ruth’s take: David, I really couldn’t give two hoots.
