4 candles
A moment I've been waiting for all my life arrived last night. We were having dinner, discussing the day as you do. My eldest, Hermione who's just turned eight, was telling me about a play she'd been to with the the school in Tullamore, "The Children of Lir". She tried to describe various scenes and reached a point at which a monk had appeared and put 4 candles at the feet of the children. At which point I of couse said "fork handles" and she said "yes" and I said "really, fork handles" and she said "yes" and I said "were there knife handles as well" and slowly the penny dropped and she said "no, 4 candles" and I said "I know, that's what you said, fork handles" holding up my fork. She spied the advent wreath and saved the day by using a prop. I explained who the Two Ronnies were. And then we laughed some more.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article574546.ece
