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That's just the beginning. Next, they'll just start assuming that no's are fungible. Or their hearing suddenly degrades.
Or they'll swear up, down, left, right and center that you actually said yes, they *heard* yes - and it's merely your old and decrepit memory that vaguely recalls uttering a 'no' about some other topic in the far distant past.
A great quote from my friend's 3-year old son at dinner on Saturday - when asked why he did something, he looked at his mom and said, "Because I'm three!"
"Or they'll swear up, down, left, right and center that you actually said yes, they *heard* yes - and it's merely your old and decrepit memory that vaguely recalls uttering a 'no'..." Betsy, you just described my teenager daughter to the letter!
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She's already ready to be on the city council.
Thanks
JK
Posted by jim karlock | November 26, 2006 9:08 PM
she's channeling sen kate brown
Posted by lars | November 26, 2006 9:38 PM
That's just the beginning. Next, they'll just start assuming that no's are fungible. Or their hearing suddenly degrades.
Or they'll swear up, down, left, right and center that you actually said yes, they *heard* yes - and it's merely your old and decrepit memory that vaguely recalls uttering a 'no' about some other topic in the far distant past.
Posted by Betsy | November 26, 2006 10:06 PM
Just get it in writing.
Posted by godfry | November 26, 2006 10:29 PM
In the true style of this culture - that "NO" is a relative term.
Posted by AAA | November 27, 2006 5:56 AM
A great quote from my friend's 3-year old son at dinner on Saturday - when asked why he did something, he looked at his mom and said, "Because I'm three!"
"Or they'll swear up, down, left, right and center that you actually said yes, they *heard* yes - and it's merely your old and decrepit memory that vaguely recalls uttering a 'no'..." Betsy, you just described my teenager daughter to the letter!
Posted by Larry K | November 27, 2006 7:36 AM
that's actually really, really cute. go jack!
Posted by andy | November 27, 2006 9:23 AM
See, I have a teenage son and a precocious eight year old - if I weren't on my toes 24/7, they'd have me believing I was >thisclose
Posted by Betsy | November 27, 2006 8:28 PM