“I can’t wear that, Mom,” I whined.
“You’ll hardly notice them,” said Mom, trying to be cheerful. “They look like headphones.”
“Headphones? Look at them, Mom!” I said angrily. “I’ll look like Lobot!”
“Which one is Lobot?” said Mom calmly.
“Lobot?” The ear doctor smiled as he looked at the headphones and made some adjustments. “The Empire Strikes Back? The bald guy with the cool bionic radio-transmitter thing that wraps around the back of his skull?”