RIC: Let’s throw some steaks on the grill tonight.
ME: That sounds great.
RIC: What should we do about sides?
ME: Potato salad?
RIC: No.
ME: Macaroni salad?
RIC: No.
ME: Corn on the Cob? Grilled asparagus, broccoli?
RIC: No.
ME: What would you like?
RIC: I was thinking maybe a kind of pasta
ME: Bowtie, ranch pasta?
RIC: Hmmm, no. Something in a sauce.
ME: Don’t say it.
RIC: Preferably, Italian . . .
ME: Don’t say it.
RIC: Bolognese style.
ME: Open the wine.