Actual conversation:
Him: Are you sure you haven’t seen the white spatula?
Me: No. Are you sure you haven’t seen the white spatula?
Him: I was out of town last week.
Me: I used it to cook breakfast on Saturday. You were here this weekend.
[pause by him]
Him: I don’t know what you did with it. You cleaned up the dishes.
Me: I cleaned up the bird dishes and toys. You cleaned up the dishes after breakfast.
[another pause by him]
Him: I cleaned up the dishes, but I don’t know where the spatula is – it wasn’t in the sink.
Me: What does it matter? It was a cheap 99 cent spatula. We have ten others.
Him: [inaudible, soft whisper]
Me: [laughing softly] What?
[another pause]
Him: It was my favorite spatula.
