Grandpa and Grandma
“What about, honey?” is not the question on every potential vegan’s mind — that would be without the comma.

“What about, honey?” was a phrase my grandmother used to say. Although she lost most of her vocabulary after a stroke, she gained about 20 or so new words, in an innovative attempt by her brain to communicate in a new way.

“What about?” was a question used to mean many things, but mainly “What’s going on?” or “What’s new?”. In her voice, it sounded like, “Wuh - tuh - BOWT?”

“Honey” was the affectionate term given to family (whom she recognised but for whom she could not always produce names). It sounded more like “HONN-ee”.

My brother, a big fan of Caller ID, answers the phone with “What about?” if he knows a family member is on the other line.

Some other phrases used by my dearly missed grandma, post-stroke:

Little pot / little boy (used to designate any person or object in the room, regardless of gender)
I have NAW-THING. (said with empty hands held out, usually when asking Grandpa for money and pretending she had none)
God HAMMit! (said in frustration)
God in heaven! (alternated with God hammit)
Goo-dem-bye (her pronunciation of goodbye)

“What about, honey?” was also one of the few domain names I thought of that weren’t already taken.