My DH and I worked together and he hated my brother at the time. I went to him at work and told him that my brother had sold my mom's house and she was on a waiting list to get into a retirement place, it could be two years before a spot opened up for her. In the mean time my brother told her that she could not come live with him because she did not get along with the sister in law (true) so Mom had to come live with us until she was ready to go into the home. He was speachless and very red faced when he stormed off. My girlfriend at work kept bugging me to go back and tell him. Silly girl thought it was mean to let him think these things, so she and I went back to his office and I said I have something else to tell him. He just clenched his jaw and said "WHAT NOW" I said, "you know how her mean little dog died a while ago?" "YES?!" "Well Lenny (brother) got her another and he is comming too." He took a HUGE breath and FLEW out the door. My GF was ticked. I laughed my butt off. Eventually I did tell him, but the kicker is that several years later Mom got ill and had to come live with us and she brought her new yappy little dog too. Kelli is her name. Mom has passed but we still have Kelli to remind us of Mom everyday.