The time

`Tell me the time' you say. And what you really say is `Tell me a story.'
~ Jeanette Winterson, Weight, 7

`What is the time?' she asked. `Well, we woke up late,' she replied.

`We had a late night you see. We were watching a DVD... actually, no, I was watching a DVD, you were sleeping and drooling on my arm the minute it started. I don't think you even remember the title of the DVD do you? So, I had a late night, and you had a late night later when I woke you up, so we both had a late night, and the time is 11:45am.'