<TriPa^> my mother is a cleaning fanatic
<TriPa^> one Saturday she told me and my brother to get down
to the playroom and straighten it up
<TriPa^> we had a party there the previous evening, and she
was none too happy about the mess
<TriPa^> as she watched us work, it was clear that Mom was
completely dissatisfied with our cleaning efforts and let us
know it
<TriPa^> finally my brother, exasperated with having to do it
all over, reached for a broom and asked Mom:
<TriPa^> can I use this, or were you planning to go somewhere?