Just quickly.
[Scene: Watching an antiques show on TV. Yes, very sad, I realise.]
Me: Wedgwood. Hmm. My mum had some wedgwood.
J.: [uninterestedly] Oh, yeah?
Me: Yeah, and because I was a kid and had no concept of value, I used to play with it. I drew all over it. With chalk.
J.: Really?
Me: Yeah, chalk goes good on wedgwood.
[A moment of silence.]
J.: I can't believe you just said 'chalk goes good on wedgwood.'
Me: Well. It does.
Me: Wedgwood. Hmm. My mum had some wedgwood.
J.: [uninterestedly] Oh, yeah?
Me: Yeah, and because I was a kid and had no concept of value, I used to play with it. I drew all over it. With chalk.
J.: Really?
Me: Yeah, chalk goes good on wedgwood.
[A moment of silence.]
J.: I can't believe you just said 'chalk goes good on wedgwood.'
Me: Well. It does.

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