Husband on airplane: I would rather beg for mercy from Saddam Hussein than from you.
Wife: He’s dead, keep your insults current.
(ten minutes after)
Husband: Bin Laden, that’s who I meant.
Wife: (silence)
Husband: Have a Life Saver.
Wife, annoyed: You giving me a green one?

–Flight over JFK

Overheard by: Laurie Gwen Shapiro