I noticed that the bath had been cleaned more vigorously than usual, and that the collection of empty 'product' bottles had been removed.
Me: Did you clean around the bath Tony?
(long pause)
Tony: Uh...yeah?
Me: You know those bottles around the tap end?
Tony: Yeah. I frew em.
Me: Yeah, I noticed that. But you left some.
Tony: Did I?
Me: Yeah. Are they yours? It feels like they've been there ages.
Tony: Oh. Dunno.
Me: Well what were your criteria for throwing things away?
Tony: Eh?
Me: When you were deciding what to throw away, what criteria did they have to satisfy? What questions did you ask?
Tony: Well nuthin. If they wuz empty I frew 'em.
Me: Ok, so I'm thinking you asked yourself "Is it mine?" and "Is it empty?"
Tony: Er...yeah. Spose.
Me: So what was it about the ones you left?
Tony: Dunno. They're full?
Me: I'm asking YOU Tony. Are they yours? Do you still need them?
Tony: I dunno.
Me: You only did it yesterday! How can you not know? You looked at all those bottles and decided to throw some and to keep some.
Tony: Oh....did I?
Me: Forget it.
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