(We are gathered around an otter exhibit at the aquarium.)

Father: “What’s the otter’s name?”

Son: “Buddy!”

Father: “You call everybody ‘Buddy’, buddy!”

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Mother: “Wheel of Fortune…Deal or No Deal…what other game shows does daddy like?”

Child: “Shake your booty!”

Father: *laughs* “I haven’t seen that one. Sounds like an after-hours show!”

(My brother has just came back from vacation in Virginia. Our sister-in-law, who is 20, sees him pull out cash to pay for the airport parking.)

Sister-in-law: “You switched your Virginia money back to Florida money already?”

(My brother and I, who are six years apart in age, are seated together on a sky-lift at an amusement park while one vacation. A couple of teenagers — boy and girl cuddling — pass us going the other way. The teenage boy gives me a ‘bro nod,’ followed by a thumbs-up.)

Me: “Did you see that? That guy just gave you a thumbs-up.”

Brother: “What? Why?”

Me: “I think he thought we were together.”

Brother: “No way.”

Me: “I don’t know whether to be creeped out because he thought we’re dating, or flattered because I’m a thumbs-up.”

(My mother is asking me about a time when I went back-packing through Australia for a year.)

Mom: “Does Australia get the moon down there?”