16. Use a Tissue


A: Don't pick your nose.

B: I wasn't picking my nose.

A: What were you doing?

B: I was scratching my nose.

A: I think I know the difference between picking and scratching.

B: Okay, mom, maybe I was picking it a little bit.

A: Use a tissue next time.

B: I didn't have a tissue.

A: Then wait till you find a tissue.

B: I couldn't wait. It was an emergency.

A: Oh, really? Maybe you should have called 911.

B: It wasn't that kind of emergency.