Everything I Like Causes Cancer

I was out in my office building’s smoking lounge this morning telling a story about a telephone conversation I had just experienced. I was talking to our IT guy who is generally quite astute and well-versed in trivial knowledge. It went like this:

Him: It was like BJ and the Bear.

Me: Yeah, and the monkey was the one on the phone.

Him: What was the monkey’s name in that show?

Me: Um, Bear.

I really thought he was kidding until I saw the hang-dog look on his face. It was the best laugh I’ve had in days.