"The keyboard for the TV media center is broken," he said.
"So use the spare one we have," she said.
"I can't. It's not wireless," he said. "I have to go to Fry's."
And he was gone.
He came back, excited.
"Honey! Come look at this!" he yelled from the front door.
"If all you bought was a keyboard, why should I come look at it?" she yelled back.
"You have to see this keyboard!"
"Uh-oh..." she thought.
"See? It's black and pretty and it has this little round mousepad thing on the side and it has this slidey thing here for volume control and it has this stand so it can stand up here and not take up room. Isn't that cool?"
"Yeah, it looks great," she said.
Pause.
"How much was it?"
"Honey, it has this cool volume slidey thing. Try it!"
"How much was it?"
"It's one of the best ones there is!"
"How much?"
"Only $150.."
"Please excuse me," she said. "I have to go internet shopping. Mama gonna get her some shoes.."
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