The Crossword Strange Conversation, Concluded
Posted 4 April 2009 in Strange Conversations by Catriona
My mother is an inveterate completer of other people’s crosswords and jigsaws:
MY MOTHER: Well, give me the clue.
ME: No.
MY MOTHER: Oh, go on. Go on!
ME: No.
MY MOTHER: But look what I’m using for a bookmark!
(Holds out a ticket for my graduation ceremony last December)
ME: So because you came to my Ph. D. graduation, I’m now obligated to let you finish my crossword?
MY MOTHER: Yes.
ME: Forever?
MY MOTHER: Yes. So I don’t feel (pause) inadequate and (pause)—I’ll think of another word in a moment. Useless! That’ll do.
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