Mother Of Babel

[sounds of ringing telephone]

GeekMan:
“Hello?”

GeekMom:
“GeekMan! You’ve got to help me! The Thing isn’t working!”

GeekMan:
“Mom? What thing are you talking about?”

GeekMom:
“You know, The Thing. The Thing we just got.”

GeekMan:
“Oh. Right, The Thing. What’s wrong with it?”

GeekMom:
“When I turn it on it just beeps and then a message comes up telling me something’s wrong.”

GeekMan:
“OK, I think I understand now and there’s no need to panic mom. I can fix The Thing this weekend.”

GeekMom:
“OK, but there’s something else. I can’t get to My Stuff.”

GeekMan:
“Your Stuff?”

GeekMom:
“You know, My Stuff. My Pages. Like the weather page, my stamps pages and my mail stuff. You know, My Pages.”

GeekMan:
“Oh. You mean The Thing won’t connect so you can get to Your Pages?”

GeekMom:
“Yeah.”

GeekMan:
“What about The Old Thing?”

GeekMom:
“Oh, The Old Thing is fine. But The New Thing just makes noises and doesn’t… whatchamacallit, connect.”

GeekMan:
“OK mom, I think there might be a real problem with The Thing. I’ll need to call The People to figure out what’s wrong with The New Thing. In the meantime, if you need to get to Your Stuff, connect with The Old Thing and we’ll transfer Your Stuff to The New Thing this weekend. Is that OK?”

GeekMom:
“Yeah, that sounds fine.”

GeekMan:
“Good. I’ve got to get back to work now, so I’ll talk to you later, OK?”

GeekMom:
“OK. Love you, and tell WhoreCookie I said hi.”

GeekMan:
“Uh, mom? Who’s WhoreCookie?”

GeekMom:
“Crap! You know who I meant!”

[end phone call]