X-Ray Glasses

Last night were laying and watching t.v. The hubs is flipping thru the channels and skimmed past QVC, the shopping channel. The rings they were showing were pretty. I said so. He went back and we stared.

Him: Who buys this stuff off the t.v.?
Me: I don't know. I've never bought anything off the t.v. There was one night when I couldn't sleep and the infommerical for the Magic Bullet had me reaching for the phone...I HAVE ordered things from the back of comic books though.

Him: Like what?

So, I told him how I ordered the X-Ray glasses. Anyone remember those? The little ads were in the back of comic books and Boys Life. Along with ads about making money selling greeting cards door to door. The tiny ad even had a picture of someone's hand and the bones inside. The ad implied you could see right through people's clothes. And, BE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. The ad even promises that you will be the most popular kid in school. My hubs of course, asked the big question, "So, did they really work?"

My answer: "If you mean, could I see people's nakedness? NO." Then I described how they really made things look. If you held up your hand it would be kind of dark with a light colored ring around the edges.

That's when my hubs, the scientist/engineer, said things about light, defraction, rays, and a halo effect.

Me: (with a wide-eyed horrified look) "Uh, that's kind of taking away the magic for me."
Hubs: "Sorry."
Me: "Next your going to say there's no Santa Claus, aren't you?"