So we’re watching the military channel. H.E. is drinking a V-8, and I’m crocheting a cap, while a promo for a new documentary on weapons plays. I’m in the middle of a stitch, so it’s no wonder I’m easily confused.

“Did they just say ‘stronger body odor‘?” I ask.

H.E. immediately stops drinking and stills for a moment as he works to keep the fluid in his mouth, and seconds before he finally responds, I realize what it was I misheard.

“They said, ‘stronger body armor‘,” he says, laughing.

I shake my head and laugh, too. “Yeah. That does make more sense, doesn’t it?”

“Now I know what it’s like to be old.”

Yeah, well.

But I’ll bet strong body odor still makes a pretty decent weapon.

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