Mom, to boy: Did you clean the bathroom like I asked?
Boy: Which one?
Mom: (stares with what looks like a complete lack of interest, but is in fact, genuine curiosity. Where is he going with this?)
Boy: (stares back with what looks like genuine interest, but is in fact, faux curiosity.)
Mom: Did you clean any bathrooms?
Boy: Oh. No.
Mom: So which bathrooms didn't you clean?
Boy: All of them.
Classic stalling tactic. Like when you say, "HOW do you spell your name again? I always forget," and he answers, "B-O-B J-O-N-E-S."
Posted by: foolery | June 12, 2013 at 02:03 PM
As a stalling tactic good for no more than a few seconds at most, I suppose it shows a certain commitment to the art form, if nothing else.
SK
Posted by: Suburban Kamikaze | June 12, 2013 at 02:41 PM
Well, at least he's honest. Mine would say he did - but when I would go in there I would find that all he'd done was rinse the toothpaste out of the sink. Because THAT means it's been cleaned.
Posted by: Gigi | June 12, 2013 at 03:30 PM
If only I could get that much done around here. The constant lowering of standards takes up all of our time.
SK
Posted by: Suburban Kamikaze | June 12, 2013 at 06:32 PM