Bwah! Flash of Howie in front of a mirror in a dingy German hotel bathroom, looking at himself with earnest concentration and repeating the line while trying to figure out the least sarcastic arch of his eyebrows. *laughs*

It was worse than "I am not a crook" or "I never had sexual relations with that woman." And far, far beyond adorable.

That's it. I'm officially keeping this boy.

The pronoun game! Heh, Lance taking lessons. Thing is, Howie seems like he'd be a great teacher, patient and thorough. Now Lance, these are your plural pronouns. Learn 'em, live 'em, keep 'em guessing, and don't forget to send up a little thanks every night for our gender-neutral English language.