Anatomical Pillow Talk At 4 A.M.

It is mildly amusing to me that even in the middle of the night when drowsy with sleep, I am so competitive that I have to get the last word in with French Hubby, who, last night, was battling full moon-induced insomnia and chatting incessantly.

Hub: I let the children watch the DVD of Corpse Bride today!

Antipo [drowsily]: Oh good... do we have it in English too? [meaning, for my viewing pleasure.]

Hub [warningly]: But it's a cartoon. It's full of skeletons!

Antipo [yawningly]: But it's a Tim Burton film, so I'll love it.

Hub: Jeanne watched it with Pauline and she recently visited the Catacombs in Paris, so she knew all about femurs and skulls.

Antipo: Tibia.

Hub: Ribs.

Antipo: Clavicle, scapula.

Hub: What's that?

Antipo: Omoplate.

Hub: Oh.

Antipo: Vertebrae.

Hub: Pelvis.

Antipo: Radius.

Hub: Ulna.

Antipo: Metatarsus.

Hub: Metacarpal.

Antipo: Podocarps.

[I think that's a type of tree, actually.]

[Loooong silence.]

Hub: Yeah, okay, shut up now.