I may not be as cool as a cucumber, but I'm as relaxed as a worn-out elastic waistband.

[janradder]

"Arie, just calm down, okay? Relax," I said, after he'd gotten angry because we were having fish for dinner.

"FINE. Then YOU have to RELAX, TOO!"

"Arie?" I sighed. "I am relaxed. I'm about as relaxed as I could possibly be."

"Oh . . . Yeah," he said after thinking a minute. "You are relaxed."