The phone rang and I answered it. It was my mother. The following is an excerpt of our conversation:
Mom: Have you seen that series on Netflix, The Tudors?
Me: The Tooters?
Mom: Tudors.
Me: Tooters?
Mom: (slowly) Tu. Dors.
Me. Two doors?
Mom: It’s about the kings in England. Henry the eighth.
Me: I don’t get it. They called a show about Henry the Eighth Tooters? Did he have a flatulence problem?
Mom: No, silly. That was his last name.
Me: Henry the Eighth was named Henry Tooter?
Mom: (big si...
Published on January 13, 2016 07:23