conversation
I see S. reading a book he just bought for a friend's birthday and that I saw him wrap in gift paper.
Me: "Oh, so you bought another one for yourself?"
S.: "No, I just wanted you to see me being totally cheap."
Me: "You really just unwrapped the book so you could read it yourself?"
S.: "Yeah!"
Me: "Well, mission accomplished, that is really kind of cheap."
S.: "Look on the table."
(On the table is the wrapped book.)
Me: "So you did buy one for yourself, why didn't you say so?"
S.: "Because you were so intent on seeing me be cheap."
Me: "I *asked* you if you had bought it for yorself, it's the first thing I asked! Why would you choose to make a joke that isn't even funny and that plays on some imaginary character flaw of mine, instead of just saying 'yeah, I bought one for myself'?"
S.: "I'm not talking to you, I'm reading."
This is my life.
Me: "Oh, so you bought another one for yourself?"
S.: "No, I just wanted you to see me being totally cheap."
Me: "You really just unwrapped the book so you could read it yourself?"
S.: "Yeah!"
Me: "Well, mission accomplished, that is really kind of cheap."
S.: "Look on the table."
(On the table is the wrapped book.)
Me: "So you did buy one for yourself, why didn't you say so?"
S.: "Because you were so intent on seeing me be cheap."
Me: "I *asked* you if you had bought it for yorself, it's the first thing I asked! Why would you choose to make a joke that isn't even funny and that plays on some imaginary character flaw of mine, instead of just saying 'yeah, I bought one for myself'?"
S.: "I'm not talking to you, I'm reading."
This is my life.