11/30/2005

Holiday doubletalk

A typical conversation at our house these days goes something like this:
“I procured the item of festive intent from the Giant Warehouse of Recreational Objects for Persons of Small Stature today.”
“What?”
“The small scale model of a Camelot-type location.”
“Oh!”In other words, I got the castle for Will’s Christmas present today. Even Laura can’t figure that one out yet. The advantages of advanced vocabulary and a good understanding of political rhetoric…