On viruses

When people ask me what my husband does, I usually say, "He's a virologist."

Most people go, "WHAT?!"

"A virologist. Someone who studies viruses," I will say. The conversation usually ends there.

Sometimes when I'm feeling frisky I'll say, "A virologist. You know. Someone who studies virility."

People usually don't get it. They'll give me this look like they have no idea what I'm talking about. And that I'm being utterly inappropriate. But sometimes they do get it and they laugh.

You can tell a lot about a person that way.