Driving advice

Road Food by flickr user baldsteve

Brett: Which lane do you drive in?

Lori: Whichever one gets me to the tastiest meal.

Brett: That's a good way to go!

Pets and Batman in the same blog post, but no Ace?

Snarling dog by flickr user dgoomany

Brett T or F: only the good die young.

Lori: TRUE!!!!!  As a lifelong Billy Joel fan, you can take that one to the vet.  (you know, like... to the bank?  Except I had no vowels to work with.)

Brett: I'm not sure "you can take that to the vet" will catch on.  Speaking of, though, are there psychiatrist vets who work with animals' qis, or are all vets strictly physical ailments?

Lori: I've seen animal shrinks on tv, but I'm positive they're full of shit.  Too bad though.  Even puppies need to vent sometimes.

Brett: I'd consider becoming a pet psychiatrist, but I don't want to deal with disturbed animals with big scary teeth.

Lori: You could have a goon bodyguard with you to jump in front if the doggies snap.

Brett: I feel like if I pull this off, I'll have a quick rise to fame.

Lori: Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here... Pretty sure the pets have to like you.

Brett: If they don't like me, I'll hit them with oars and throw them in the ocean, so they can't spread bad reviews.

Lori: While I don't support you killing animals, I am impressed by your going green with the boat and using oars.

Brett: Well, it's cheaper than hiring a sniper.

Lori: Jeez.  You should consider going a little Batman on these pups and make your own shrink utility belt.  There may be options other than death.

Brett: Not to change topics, but you've reminded me of a question I've always had.  All those Batman gadgets must cost a lot of money... Can Bruce Wayne claim the cost as a tax deduction?

Lori: I'm sure he's got a write off or two submitted under Wayne Industries filings.

Brett: Well he better be careful.  If someone with an ax to grind made the connection, that would take the air out of his sails.

Lori: They haven't caught him yet.....

Brett: I can just picture him smoking a stogy while amusing himself thinking about how nobody is smart enough to figure out his secret.

Lori: I've never pictured him as somebody that would ooze smugness... But he probably is.

Brett: Yeah, he got it from his pa.  But don't mention that, it's a touchy subject.

Have you been eavesdropping?

Not always do the words we play lend themselves to long conversations.  But if the word reminds you of a movie quote, it's all good.

From stannisbaratheon.tumblr.com

Brett: Remember in Lord of the Rings when Sam told Gandalf he hadn't dropped an eave? That was funny.

Something's watching you...

Yes, this is actually in the lobby of my apartment building.

Brett: Did you see the creepy vase they have in my lobby now?

Lori: OMG, yes.  I wonder what asshole made a quip about it to get them to put it there.

Brett: It makes me want to throw a tire at it, though I'm not sure what good that would do.

Strong family bonds

Jail by flickr user kawwsu29

Brett: <played the word pork>

Lori: You forgot to use pork in a sentence.  You're gonna end up in Words With Cousins jail.  Ooooooooh...snap.

Brett: I had asked what your favorite pork product was.  I must not have pressed send.  I would never purposefully taint this twist on the game we created.

Lori: No worries.  Any concerns would thaw prior to the next turn.

Brett: It's that kind of trust that is the reason our relationship gels.

Lori: It's the axis of any happy family game time.

I've got the blues

Blue Singer by flickr user maxmedioman

Brett: Do you think I could make it as a blues musician?

Lori: Maybe!  That would be wild.  Chad definitely could.
(Editor's note: Chad is another of our many cousins.  Thanks to the Yellow House Community Arts Center, you can hear him doing lead vocals with Foolish Mortals, a band he used to sing with, on I Am Coming Home.)

Brett: I would tell you I'm in the process of recording my first album, but that would be a fib.

Lori: Ooh, I'd give my left paw to hear that.

Brett: Yes, many people have tipped their hats to me after hearing my blues stylings.

Drunken nursery rhymes

Jack & Jill Sign by flickr user Judith White

Brett: I know I should know the answer to this, but I can't remember... Why did Jack and Jill go up a hill?

Lori: Because their house was being fume-igated?? (ba-doom-cha)

Brett: Hmm... I thought hill-climbing was just the latest fad.

Lori: I think that may be a sin in 28 states, actually.

Brett: I don't know where these states think of thier laws... Next you'll tell me I can't take my ox into a public restroom.

Lori: You may be able to legally, but I'm sure you'd create quite a scene if you did this.  And when did you get yourself an ox, anyway?

Brett: Um... I don't really have an ox.  I may have had a little too much rum before writing that.

Lori: Maybe you should get a hen for yourself instead.

Brett: I think I'll do that, then.  Just show me where to dot the t's and cross the i's on the hen adoption paperwork.

Lori: You're talking like a teen on too much rum.

Brett: I oft hear that, but I don't think it is true.

Lori: Git!!