(After 2 weeks of spending a lot of time either in York, where Mum is in hospital after breaking a hip, and Bromsgrove, where a grandson has had chicken pox.)
M: I haven't seen Joan (our elderly neighbour) for ages
C: You haven't seen your wife for ages
M: Well I've been spreading myself rather thinly. ...But you can always have the thick end.
C: You're DISGUSTING!
M (taken aback): It's an ANALEGORY! (Expression of indignation rather defused by choice of a non-existent noun.)
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