Dr. Liam Neesam: And of course, "Liam" spelled backwards is "mail," as in the letters with which I correspond with you, and of course the homonym of "mail" is "male," which I find fiercely appropriate.
Mary: Liam, your wordplay is dazzling.
Dr. Liam Neesam: Thank you. And of course, an anagram of "Liam" is "Mali," a sub-Saharan country with an unfortunate climate. And another anagram is "Lima," capital of Peru and home of the Inca civilization. And of course, if you lose the "M," add a "B" and scuttle the letters around, you get... Bali.
Mary: [laughs lightly] That's a nice word. Exotic.
Dr. Liam Neesam: Well, think of it less as a word and more as an invitation.
Mary: Oh, Liam, that's sweet, but I'm still "technically" going out with Dick.
Dr. Liam Neesam: Oh, dear. Look, there's something I must get off my chest. I think of you as absolutely exquisite, and yet you persist in going out with a man whose name doesn't spell anything other than Dick.