I was spanked as a kid, but only in response to extreme provocation, only as a last resort and never in anger. Once I got a old enough for guilt to work, the spanking stopped. Occasionally I would ask my father if he could beat me like some of the neighborhood kids Dads did instead of the "I'm so disappointed speech". His response was that "If all I thought you deserved was a beating I'd give you a beating. You've earned this speech and are going to listen to it."
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Nov 21, 2008 1:59:43 pm PST #2786 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
aurelia - Nov 21, 2008 2:09:15 pm PST #2787 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My best friend's youngest brother got into trouble for something and was sent to his room. They heard the door slam and then the sound of him crying (dramatically) which was typical. But when the crying continued for much longer than usual someone went to check on him. He had recorded himself crying, put the tape on continuous play and crawled out the window to play outside.
brenda m - Nov 21, 2008 2:12:53 pm PST #2788 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Kathy, I'm guessing those cheese packages will have turned up say 6 or 8 hours later. Dogs iz gross.
Jesse - Nov 21, 2008 2:21:20 pm PST #2789 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
He had recorded himself crying, put the tape on continuous play and crawled out the window to play outside.
Hilarious.
Jesse - Nov 21, 2008 2:37:25 pm PST #2790 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, so the vet gave me some spray thing that's supposed to be good for the cat's teeth. How the hell do I spray something in his mouth?
sarameg - Nov 21, 2008 2:50:24 pm PST #2791 of 10002
Bravely??
I just sent my passport info off for a Bhutanese visa.
Jesse - Nov 21, 2008 2:52:17 pm PST #2792 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can't figure out how to hold his body with one hand, open his mouth with another, and work the spray bottle with a ...third?
Kathy A - Nov 21, 2008 2:53:22 pm PST #2793 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
How the hell do I spray something in his mouth?
The only way I can do something like that is if I wait for my cat to meow. When I had to give her liquid antibiotic when she had her teeth cleaned, I would pick her up, wait for her to start bitching in protest, then shove the eyedropper into her mouth and squeeze. By the end of the week, she stopped complaining as much, which made it harder for me to give her her medicine.
Jesse - Nov 21, 2008 2:58:02 pm PST #2794 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was afraid that was the answer. He's not much of a meower. I've been trying to figure out if anything I do makes him yawn, like how when I scratch by his tail, he starts licking his leg. No luck so far.
beth b - Nov 21, 2008 2:59:05 pm PST #2795 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I used to grab Percy by the scruff and wait for the mouth to open