Me: Guess what?

Mother: What?

Me: Guess.

Mother: What?

Me: No, guess what!

Mother: Uummm, I don’t know. To do with…?

Me: Something to do with me, something that I’ve been waiting to find out

Mother: Don’t know.

Me: Oh come on – try.

Mother: You got a good grade?

Me: No….

Mother: ..well you normally do...

Me: …but that’s not what I’m talking about!

Mother: Ok, you…found out when graduation is…

Me: No! that’s not exciting!

Mother: Well you didn’t say it was exciting…

Me: No but that’s generally the idea when…oh gawd. Never mind. I got into Oxford.

Mother: What? You live in Oxford…..OH! I see….