The Cross-Cultural Appeal of Knitting Literature: An Anthropological Vignette

PHIL: Hey, I know a lot about yarn!

VICTORIA: I'm sure you do, honey.

PHIL: I know alpaca.

VICTORIA: Yes, there is such a thing.

PHIL: And I know that silk has to be blended with another fiber in order for it to stretch.

VICTORIA: ????!

PHIL: See, I do know a lot about yarn.

VICTORIA: How the hell do you know that?

PHIL: I read that book about knitting with silk and cotton and things that aren't wool.

VICTORIA: You read No Sheep For You?! Why on earth would you read No Sheep For You? I haven't even read that yet. How have you read a knitting book I haven't read?

PHIL: It had a naked lady on the cover.

VICTORIA: Ahhhhhhhh. Okay. That makes sense.

Next She'll Be Complaining About Osteoporosis

NORA: I'm four-and-a-half!

VICTORIA: That's right.

NORA: That means that I'm between plain four and five.

VICTORIA: That's right.

NORA: That means I'm middle-aged!

Nora and Salvador Dali Tell a Knock-Knock Joke

NORA: Knock-Knock!

VICTORIA: Who's there?

NORA: Strawberry.

VICTORIA: Strawberry who?

NORA: Strawberry you glad I didn't say computer?