“I have to go to Munich on Saturday to meet with the guys from that lab,” said my professor boss.
“Are you taking Jane?” I asked politely.
“No,” he said.
“You guys are all alike!” I said. “You go haring off to Munich and leave your girlfriends waiting in the wings! Well we won’t wait forever, you know!”
Pause and raised eyebrows.
“Sorry,” I said. “My stuff.”