Tom and Mary were driving to Mary’s friend’s house when Tom realized he didn’t know how to get there. He decided to stop at a convenience store to get directions. Mary told him she was surprised he would do that since men don’t like to admit they’re lost.

“Mary, I’m not lost. I know where I am and how to get home. I just can’t follow those stupid directions Elaine gave you.”

“Seem clear enough to me. Get off the interstate by the big junkyard, turn the passenger side until you get to the red brick church. Turn the driver’s way until you see the car dealer and then turn. Go past the herd of cows and turn towards the trees. She lives next to the trailer park.”

Tom just looked at her. He loved his wife very much and didn’t want to argue with her.

“That seems clear to you?”.

“Yes, Tom it does”.

“Then why don’t you take the wheel and drive us there?”

“Well, I didn’t say I knew how to get there. I can’t trust you to read this to me right.”

“You’ve been there. You ought to know how to get there.”

“Yes, Elaine took me there to show off the house. They have three bathrooms! Three! Hank must be doing very well in his job. Maybe-”

“Mary, why don’t you drive us there?”.

“I don’t know the way. I was busy talking to Elaine. I wasn’t paying any attention to the route. I figured you’d be able to get us there. I figured wrong, didn’t I? You’re lost”.

“I’m not lost. I know where I am. I just don’t know where Elaine’s house is and those directions suck”.

“You never liked Elaine. You always thought she was a big-mouth just because she spoke her mind”.

“No, I don’t dislike her at all. She speaks her mind but it’s always gibberish. That still doesn’t mean I can find her house with those directions. She wrote them the way she talks, gibberish.”

“Then you better stop and get directions”.

The old guy at the gas station told Tom, “Well, you go on down the interstate until you get to the big junkyard, not the little one, mind you-”.