Apparently lots of Lathea’s collegues have emailed her to offer sympathy and understanding re my cruel joke about booking an hotel for the wrong dates.

Me, I’ve only heard back from my dad.
“How many dads do you have?” he asked. “Because my jokes aren’t bad! My humour is elegant and intelligent and stringent and..!”
“Sure it is, dad”, I said, adding: “And at least this one was surpsiringly successful.”
“Christine always laughs at my joke”, he muttered.
Christine is his daughter-in-law, so my sister-in-law, and a very nice, warm-hearted person. For years she’s laughed at my dad’s joke and fallen for a number of them so as to cheer him up.

Dad, if you’re reading this: I’m kidding, I’m kidding! Christine loves your jokes!

Lathea’s collegues at Sourcebooks: I said I was sorry! It was a mistake! I didn’t mean to do it!