Dad: Alice, can I call you “hyper girly squirrelly shaker pop”?
Alice: Maybe.
Dad: Maybe?
Alice: Maybe means “maybe”.
Dad: OK, then I’ll call you that.
Alice: Maybe means “no”.
Dad: No, “maybe” doesn’t mean “no”, it means “maybe”.
Alice: Then “no”.
Dad: I can’t call you “hyper girly squirelly shaker pop”?
Alice: No.
Dad: What about Mom?
Alice: No.
Dad: But Mom can do anything!
Alice: Except call me that!