Shell(fish)ing Out For Christmas Dinner
(My sister gets a little silly when she’s sleep deprived. She is working the night shift on Christmas morning. I arrive at the family home to find her already in the kitchen setting up to make Christmas dinner.)
Me: “Morning! Merry Christmas!”
Sister: “Hi!”
(I notice that the paper bag on the counter is moving.)
Me: “…What’s that?”
Sister: *absently* “Hm? Oh… umm…”
Me: “Somebody’s present?”
Sister: “Oh, my no. This is Bob.”
Me: “Will Bob be joining us for dinner?”
Sister: “In the sense that he is dinner?” *pulls a large lobster out of the bag and holds it out* “Say hi, Bob!”



