Little Boy: What's the name of this game?

Dad: War.

Little Boy: I thought war was bad.

Dad: It is.

Little Boy: But we're playing war.

Dad: It's different. This is a card game, it happens to be called 'war'. But war, the kind that's real, that is bad.

Little Boy: But we're playing war.

Dad: Right.

Little Boy: But if war is bad, aren't we bad if we're playing war?

Dad: (pauses, sips coffee) Thing of it, you know what Alex, I just realized, I made a mistake. This game isn't called 'war', it's really 'highest number'.

Little Boy: Then what game is war?

Dad: There isn't a game, war.

Little Boy: But you said...

Dad: Finish your juice, pal. Mom is waiting for us. ...overhear more