In a recent debate my wife taught me the difference between surprising someone and scaring them. Here’s how it went down:

Friar: Why isn’t it called scaring someone when you get 12 if your closest friends and family hiding in a dark house jumping out at you and yelling “Surprise!”?

Friar Wife: It’s because you don’t have cake. If you jumped out, yelled and then handed me a piece of cake it would be a surprise. No cake, no surprise. That’s how it works.

I love my wife.

Friar YamFu