Dad: Can you think of a better word than weapon?
Me: Uh, pr--
Dad: Soliton!
Me: WHAT.
Dad: Soliton!
Me: WHAT IS THAT, I've never heard that word before.
Dad: It's, you know, a standing wave in the ocean--
Me: What makes you think this person is going to have ANY IDEA what you're--
Dad: He's a physicist!
Mom: What is the word you're talking about?
Dad: Soliton.
Mom: Sounds like somebody that ought to be on Mordor.










