Oh actually this isn't funny any more

[metapho]

Recent conversation with MiL:
MiL: I'm very busy. There are people all over the house today.
Me: Who? What people?
MiL: The people making the film.
Me: Er, what film?
MiL: The film they're making about me, of course!
Me: Er...
MiL: It's being broadcast in the dining room right now.
Me: Are you sure about this?
MiL: Of course I'm sure! It's got Angela Lansbury in it and everything!