And then he whistled Yankee Doodle and gave a one finger salute

At Brunch this morning:

Grandma: "You used to be so good at responding to emails. But not anymore. I won't even bother writing them. You just ignore me."
Big Brother the Marine: "Well excuse me. I'm just a little busy defending the freedom of the entire nation."
Grandma: "In North Carolina?"
BBtM: "It sounded good though, didn't it?"