You Won’t Get A Betta Explanation

(Our favorite pet store is closing and everything is on sale as a result. I decide to get a discounted betta fish and start looking at the tanks on sale. I already own two of them.)

Grandmother: “Why do you need another tank? Can’t you just put it in with one of your other two?”

(There is a beat as I just stare at her.)

Me: “You realize there’s a reason they call them fighting fish, right?”

Grandmother: “No?”

Me: “I’ll give you a hint… It’s not because they’re world renowned experts of Tai Chi.”