Yeah, that's WHY it finally hit me she wasn't talking about him... took WAY too long.
And then of course there was the time I asked "What does -cat's name- stand for?"... but she didn't realize that I was asking about the cat, thought I meant the 'usual' meaning for those initials and looked at me like an idiot and informed me all matter of factly of the 'usual' meaning... and then I was slack jawed (recall this is the little gray poof haired lady) blushing to my toes and repeating THE CAT, THE CAT'S NAME... and she let out with "Oh Benjamin Jacques" just as calm as you please.. I wanted to melt through the floor...
Hehe, sometimes communication problems are a hoot... five or ten years down the road anyways.