3PM Like the One Your Parents Should Have Used

Woman: Hand me one of those magazines.
Man: Gourmet?
Woman: No.
Man: Newsweek?
Woman: No.
Man: Time?
Woman: No. [Looks at kids' table.] What about that table over there?
Man: Well, there's Highlights...
Woman: Okay, grab those. [Begins working on puzzles.] What's hollow -- a lute, a sponge, or a jar?
Man: Lute.
Woman: No, sponge.
Man: You can't see through a sponge.
Teen nearby: Can't see through a wall, either, and it's hollow.
Man: True. Got a point there. Must be a sponge.
Woman: Okay, it's a sponge.

Waiting area, Forensic and Mental Health Services
Hamilton, Ohio

Overheard by: Kim