Joe (frustrated, pushes back from the table): Dammit, you always do that! I can never be right! No matter what I say, you always correct me!
Mr. B (pauses, considers Joe's statement): Actually, Joe, that's not strictly true....
The group falls silent for approximately two beats, whereupon Evil Twin and Liz burst into laughter.
Best part is, I'm not even making that up. And that's why we liked hanging out with Mr. B.
:)
I had that same conversation with my Aunt L. (who played the part of Mr. B) just two weeks ago!
ReplyDeleteUnlike your Mr. B, I don't like hanging out with Aunt L.
I think it helps that Joe was a jerk.
ReplyDeleteTwenty-five years later, now that I am married to Mr. B, I have to admit that I do relish the one or two times a year when I'm right and he's wrong. ;)
That is soooooo in character...
ReplyDeleteSee? Even at that young age, the seeds were in place. :)
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