Wife: “What’s
that?”
Skint gamer: “What’s
what?”
Wife: “That in your
hand”
Skint gamer: “Oh,
this?”
Wife: “Yes” (sounding
impatient)
Skint gamer: “Its a
game..”
Wife: “A game.. what
game”
Skint gamer: “Zelda” (fnarr, fnarr..
good swerve ball)
Wife: “When did you get
that?”
Skint gamer: “It James.. we’ve had it
since last Christmas”
Wife: “We haven’t…
hand it over”

gingerly hands over the
Micro at which point it gets scrutinised before handing it
back

Wife: “Well I’ve never seen it
before”

Cool as a cucumber, and my eyes
never left the screen.. good job she didn’t see the bead of sweat coming down my
forehead!