Juanita: What time is it?
Chuck: It’s a quarter to 12. Why?
Juanita: At noon , on the dot , I’m supposed to meet James.
Chuck: On the dot? What if you don’t get there until a few minutes past four? Will you turn into a pumpkin?
Juanita: Knock it off . I have good reason to be on time . I was supposed to meet him at the movies at 8:30 last Saturday and I didn’t turn up until 10 ‘til 9:00. We missed the first 10minutes of the movie.
Chuck: That doesn’t sound too bad.
Juanita: You don’t know the half of it . The week before that, I was supposed to pick him up from work at a quarter after 5:00, and I didn’t show up until nearly 20 minutes to six. To add insult to injury , James’ boss saw that he was still in the office and gave him an extraassignment to do that night and he didn’t finish until well after 10:00.
Chuck: I can see why he’s pissed off at you.
Juanita: What time is it now?
Chuck: It’s 12:03.
Juanita: Oh my god! I’m late again! What am I going to tell him?
Chuck: Tell him it was all my fault. My incredible charm made you lose track of time .