Interview at the office of Practical Prgramming
"and how is your relationship with your mother?"

Same replies, "pretty good."

The interviewers at the Office of Participatory Provisionary Practitudal Programming take down notes and turn to one another for the first time to discuss some incomprehensible mathematical algorithm. Same does not take this as a good sign. He doesn't know the interrogation is almost over and he would have passed if he hadn't blurted out.

"I mean, it's fine. My mother and I get along just fine."

The PPPPs shake their heads. They know after thousands of such interviews/interrogations that there are two kinds of relationships with a mother. It's either great or pretty good. Same was going to get the nod for a creative job wherein artistic license is taken very seriously and only the most honest of creative types are programmed into such positions. Artistic licenses are awarded with great care and can be abruptly removed by the OoPPPP if any irregularity is suspected. Same knows this.

"What is mean to say if that we talk. We try. I love my mother, but sometimes...."

The Officers knock on the table. The interview is over.