If this were the 50s...

This in from Dolo:
My mother has always had a “You Can’t Take It With You” attitude toward money. However, I’m a bit more cautious, and this puzzles her no end. So we were having a conversation in which she suggested that I get a jumbo flat-screen TV. (In her defense, I’m still using a 19-inch Toshiba I bought in 1995. I’m waiting for it to break before I replace it.) I said, I didn’t think so, cause it would involve buying a stand as well as a TV, and you know, the one I have works just fine.” And finally she said, “You know, you’re perfectly generous with other people, but you’re very stingy with yourself.” I couldn’t make out whether or not this was a compliment, until she added, “If this were the 50’s, you’d be a nun.”

Top That Mom.