I get the impression that my students have seen quite a few commercials aimed at the ageing baby-boomer generation. This conversation, for instance:
P: “Can I go to the bathroom?”
Me: “I hope so.”
R: “Men with prostate problems can’t.”
Later that day, one of my students was complaining about the temperature in the classroom, and was messing with the thermostat. She said, “Mr. Barner, I’m going to turn up your weather.”
As long as she doesn’t make it rain…