Conversations With The Girlfriend

Far be it for me to criticise anyone for the way they, but the latest conversation with the girlfriend (here on known as CWTG) has made me want to share it with you.

We have a lot of conversations - well as many as she can manage and more than I would like for a peaceful existence - and in almost every one there’s a special little something that makes her stand out from the norm.

Take the latest one as we were passing a Jewish temple.

TG (the girlfriend) says: “On the Sabbath my friends sees them climbing over the fence.”
I leave a pregnant pause both for effect and in vain hope of some explanation.
Reluctantly I reply: “What?”
TG: “She lives opposite a Jewish family and on Saturdays she sees them climbing over the fence.”
“Why?”
“Because they’re strict and won’t use electric equipment on the Sabbath.”
“So they climb over the fence to watch TV through someone’s window?”
(With a look of disgust on her face) “No, because they have an electronically operated one.”
“An electronically operated fence?”
“Yes.”
(With the lack of anything else to say, I repeat) “A fence?”
“Oh, no, I mean a gate.”

And the fog clears.