Mom: Did that thing bloom again?
Me (looking confused): At my house?
Mom: No, the thing at the botanical garden. You know what I mean.
Me: The corpse flower?
Mom: Yes, but don’t call it that. I think it should be called by its botanical name.
Me: You prefer to call it giant misshapen penis?
Mom: No, call it by its Latin name.
Me: Its Latin botanical name, Amorphophallus titanum, means giant misshapen penis.
Mom: Oh, well yes, that is a better name to call it.
Me: Ok, well, no, it hasn’t bloomed that I know of. Last time it was in the news.