Kate: Do you think you could try to put the dirty dishes into the dishwasher, instead of just piling them in the sink?
Bob: To confirm, we're talking about your dirty dishes that I pick up off the coffee table and bring to the kitchen?
Kate: . . .
In other news, Bob announced that I’m now well enough for him to tell me to “zip it.” I thought maybe I hadn’t needed to be told to zip it this whole time, but Bob assured me he held off because I was sick.