Crumpets

It was just a snatch, overheard as he passed: "That guy Jamie really butters my crumpets." That had to be good, didn't it? It's the butter that makes the crumpet. But it hadn't sounded good. It had sounded like "that guy Jamie really grinds my gears", or "that guy Jamie really gets up my nose". And didn't those seem more likely? You couldn't trust words. People didn't think about what they were saying. Still, Jamie thought, it's nice to be noticed.