Attitude problem

AS I was waiting for a bus in a nearby village recently, I overheard the following exchange between two middle-aged women.

Attitude problem
Mon, 30 Jun, 2003 - 01:00

Woman A asked Woman B about a third party, and Woman B replied: “She’s away!” Woman A didn’t quite hear this, and she repeated her question, only for Woman B to repeat the answer: “She’s away!”

Whereupon Woman A laughed.

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