Sadly, Fish Don’t Go To Nirvana

(My sister is taking off glittery nail polish, in preparation for our trip. Our conversation got weird, fast.)

Sister: “Does glitter set off a metal detector? I don’t want to get in trouble.”

Me: “No, I’ve got my surgical plates and they don’t set it off.”

Sister: “So, only certain kinds of metal, then?”

Me: “Yeah, but glitter isn’t metal. It’s usually fish scales.”

Sister: “Fish don’t have feelings.”

Me: “I beg to differ.”

Sister: “Well, Kurt Cobain said they don’t, so there.”

Me: “He also said he didn’t have a gun.”

Sister: “That’s actually a good comeback…”