Rough Theory

My son is at the age where he plays out scenarios from his day with stuffed animals. Last night, I overheard a scenario that went like this:

A scruffy lion asks a key-chain-bound elephant: “Hello! Can you go outside?”

The elephant then harumphs: “No: I’m busy!”

“Oh,” the lion replies, “Are you busy?”

“Yes!” the elephant confirms: “I have to go to campus!”

…ouch…