This one’s for Vikki W.

Last Friday, we went to a Sayonara S party for a colleague of Dan’s who began a professorship in Japan this week. John likes the “s” sound (he repeats it whenever he hears me say it), so he “ssss”-ed during most of the drive to the party.

One of the senior researchers in Dan’s department does not wear shoes, though I’ve seen him with flip-flops in the snow. (I think his wife insisted - and his wife is completely normal!)

A four-year-old girl at the party (dressed in a shiny pink dress, red tights, and black shoes with sparkly insoles) got up her courage and asked the researcher why he doesn’t wear shoes.

Robert: “You get sick, sometimes, don’t you? It is because the shoes trap the germs in your body. If you wore bare feet all the time, the germs could get out and you wouldn’t get sick.”

This one’s not for Vikki W - Another overheard conversation

Person 1 (to Person 2) : Hey, congrats on your engagement.
Person 3: I didn’t know you were engaged! Congratulations!
Person 2: Oh, it’s no big deal. You know, modern relationships and such.
Person 3: I see. Signed your prenups yet?