Family Likenesses

MasterM and I are on our best behaviour because attending a University Open Day is a serious business that could affect the rest of your life. No pressure.

I have already had to tick him off because he suggested that if he came this far North he would need a Bobble Hat for every outfit.

We are sitting in the lecture hall waiting for the start of the Presentation and the door opens. In come a mother and son with identical protruding eyes and tufty hair. MasterM and I realise that things might start to go wrong with our resolution. Next we see a mother and daughter flicking their hair back in an identical manner. We realise that we are surrounded by clones.

And here is The Pointy Nose Family. This is the tipping point because MasterM has started to laugh. I am holding on.

In front of us are the Chewing Gum Ladies - a mother and daughter who are doing synchronised chewing. I am still holding out. And then there is the final straw - a father and son walk in and MasterM says 'Well, I hope that kid is enjoying the hair he has got because he is not going to have any by the time he is 30' and I am lost.

MasterM turns to me and says 'Is my nose the same as yours?'

And the answer is 'No'.

But it will be obvious to everyone around us that we share the same sense of humour.