Like many old people, Claire and Randall Nathan like to eat their meals sitting in their recliners and watching TV, so they won’t have to acknowledge that they have nothing to talk about. They spread hand towels over themselves as they eat, since recliner eating is not exactly neat.
“Good grief,” said Claire to Randall. “How long have you been using that towel? It looks like it has the debris of a thousand meals on it.”
“It’s just getting broken in good,” he said. “I can use it for a long time yet.”
[Randall is in charge of washing towels and dishes and so prefers to use the same ones as long as possible.]
“No, you’re going to get a new, clean one,” said Claire. “What if somebody came in? Having a clean eating towel in case somebody comes by is like wearing clean underwear in case you’re in a car accident.”
“If I’m in a car wreck, my underwear won’t be clean anymore, anyway,” replied Randall, but he levered himself out of his recliner and got a clean towel.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I thought Randall's beard caught most of that stuff before it got to his towel.
ReplyDelete