rejected baby illustration with antlers added
Tom is scrambling to find our fax number while on the phone with a client. I hand it to him silently. When he hangs up, he says: "Thank you, Dear."
me: Don't call me Dear!
him: OK. Then don't call me Baby!
me: Baby is OK, but not Dear!
him: (a little perturbed) OK, I won't call you Anything.
me: You can call me Baby or Baby Deer, but not Dear!
Later I mention that his drawings look really good. He says: "Thank you, Dear Baby."
me: You mean Baby Deer.
him: Sorry–I just got the words transposed.
He'll never get it right. Later he called me Bambi.
