leafing through

On the phone with Sis doing a crossword puzzle.
Me: Gimme another one
S: Native tribe, 7 letters, middle letter is a P
Me: Sioux, Wigwam…
S: …
Me: Squanto
S:Those don’t even have a p
Me: Pocahontas… Teepee…

Me: Oh I know, let’s say all the Indian words we know and see who runs out.
S: No
Me: C’mon. I’ll start. Cherokee
S: Geronimo
Me: Dakota
S: Seminole
Me: Brenda Eaglefeather
S: Hey that was my penpal from grade school. Powhatan. I’m glad I watched Pocahontas.
Me: Potomac
S: Hopi
Me: Dances With Wolves
S: …

Later…
S: This is so silly.
Me: Fine then, you pick another category.
S: European royal dynasties
Me: No! Ok I’ll start. Spencer
S: Spencer?
Me: Yeah Lady Diana Spencer.
S: That’s not a royal dynasty.
Me: Oh. Mmm… Tudor.
S: Good one. Windsor.
Me: Genghis Khan
S: Wrong continent
Me: The old lady Aquitaine
S: Eleanor? That’s not a… ok fine kings and queens are ok too. Isabelle. *see update below
Me: Henry
S: Which one?
Me: Let’s start with the first and I’ll work my way down.
S: Haha. Xerxes
Me: Hirohito
S: William the Conqueror
Me: Chen Water Flat
S:…

*UPDATE from last night 2-10-08* Isabella
(history lesson from S: It’s Isabell-ah, Spanish name. She was from Castile, her husband was Ferdinand of Aragon.
Me: You’re adopted.)