calling in crazy

me:  What will you say, when people ask you where I am?

Ming:  I'll say you're not feeling well.

me:  You should tell them something funny.  You could say I ran away and joined the circus.

Ming:  No, I'm not going to tell them that!

me:  How about, I ran away to Tahini?

Ming:  tahini?

[laughter]

me:  Yeah, Tahini!

Ming:  I'm not going to tell them anything that makes it sound like you did something bad.

me:  I could run away to the circus--that's not bad.  Then I can run back.  You should ask them, Where do you think she is?  Then they could give you an answer more funny than anything we could ever think of.