Big bellied lobsters

Years ago after Kurt and I watched the episode of friends together where Phoebe talks about her “lobster theory” Kurt started to call me his lobster. And he really gets irritated if I don’t mimic the claw thing Phoebe did by taking my index finger and thumb and lock it with his.

Phoebe: Hang in there, it’s gonna happen.
Ross: What? Okay, now how do you know that?
Phoebe: Because she’s your lobster.
Chandler: Oh, she’s goin’ somewhere.
Phoebe: Come on, you guys. It’s a known fact that lobsters fall in love and mate for life. You know what? You can actually see old lobster couples walkin’ around their tank, you know, holding claws like…

This morning he was teasing me about something. I was really too tired to care which of the many things he was teasing me about, but as usual I told him I hated him. He gave his usual reply, “You LOVE me! I’m your lobster.” Then he goes on to say that I’m his lobster and I wondered out loud, “Do lobsters ever get big bellies that hang outside their shell a little?” Big fat lobsters.