The Butterfly
On a recent visit my son parked his car behind my wife’s, and so, unless we wanted to do a butterfly we’d have to take my car to the movie. My car is more comfortable than my wife’s, but I use the space behind the drivers seat as a temporary trash bin.
“You parked behind Gail’s car,” I said.
“And,” he said.
“Well, unless you want to do a butterfly we’ll have to take my car to the movie,” I said.
The butterfly is the name we gave to a frequent maneuver on the British comedy Butterflies. The car someone wants to take is always the one blocked in by the other cars. In the show it is usually Adam’s and Russel’s job to perform the maneuver. The maneuver is what rights the situation. The butterfly, is the alpha and omega of driveway management.
That’ll teach you to throw trash back there,” he said.
I grabbed a garbage bag and while handing it to him said, “Why should I care, I don’t sit back there.
He reached as if to take the bag, smiled, and then let it fall to the floor.