An excerpt from a typical marital conversation. We are riding in the car, listening to the radio, and commenting on effective rock-and-roll band names:

Husband: “The Rolling Stones” is the best band name ever. I always thought “The Beatles” was kind of lame.

Me: I always liked “The Beatles,” because of the pun on “beat.”

Husband: [silence]

Me: Wait. You never realized that? You, the great Beatles fan?

Husband: Well, I always wondered why it was spelled with an A.

[pause]

Me: I thought the double meaning of “beat” and Beat Generation was clever.

Husband: [thoughtful silence]

Me: You’re just now getting that?

Husband: Well, now I do.

Husband is invited to post rejoinders on his blog.