signs that phet's undue influence continues to grow apace

Phet: [Listening to "What Goes Around Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake in the car on our way home from a Sunday drive around Delhi] You know, Justin Timberlake is like the Fergie of R & B songs. He just does the girl part. You know, he gets rappers and other singers to do the heavier parts of the song and then he sings falsetto girl style in between. And this song sounds exactly the same as "Cry Me A River".
Ji: What was "Cry Me A River" about?
Me: It's about a guy whose girlfriend cheated on him.
Ji: [Pause. Thinking. Has obviously never thought of this permutation.] But how can a girl cheat on a boy?
Me: [Snorting.] Just the same way a boy can cheat on a girl. She finds another boyfriend!
Ji: I guess it is like the girl catching the boy. You just keep saying, "Wasn't me!" Right, Pa?

[Ji Hong-6-May-2007]

 
         
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