Preservation

Me: “You never want to be at work.

Caroline: “Eh, sometimes…When the Wii is here.”

Me: “Well, everyone would enjoy work if they could play Wii all the time.”

Caroline: “That should be embroidered on a pillow.”

Could you be a little more specific?

Boss: “OK, what did you learn about Argentina?”

Girl: “There’s a lot of political activism there.”

Boss: “What do you mean by ‘political activism?’”

Girl: “It means there are a lot of people who are politically active.”

Boss: “. . .”