Give me a reasonable explanation for a command, or leave me alone

Exactly! I had terrible trouble in school with the teachers giving me the 'because I said so' line when I balked at obeying senseless instructions. Was there ever a row between you and your sibling over where exactly the middle of the kitchen floor was ?

I'm delighted to be entertaining:) I'm sure my father would be proud of me. One of his lines was 'be anything but a bore'