Totally Doing It On Porpoise

Me: *remarking on a pair of dolphin earrings I received as a gift* “These are so cute! I love dolphins!”

Dad: “Arf, arf!”

Me: “That’s seals, Dad.”

Dad: “Oh, yeah.”

(He makes a horrible, ear-splitting squeak, presumably meant to imitate a dolphin.)

Mom: *to me* “He’s trying.”