Kid: How come there's coins in the fountain?
Mom: People throw them in.
Kid: That's stupid.
Mom: It's tradition...something people have done before.
Kid: What if it was stupid before?
Mom: It's not...
Kid: Can I throw some coins in?
Mom: No.
Kid: Why?
Mom: (pauses) It's stupid. (mom smiles)
-- Overheard in: Fountain S.Hills Mall, NJ --