Careful With That Punctuation, Sport

Apparently Dr. Isaid No has returned from the dank slums of Eastern Europe. I was talking to Mr. and Mrs. AP the other day and they told me there had been a Doc sighting in the neighborhood. It was more than a sighting, actually, it was a full-blown encounter. Mr. & Mrs. AP did some spring cleaning and had a garage sale. None of their customers ran over my mailbox this time, so I judge it a huge success. After the sale they had a few toys left that they wanted to give to Bunson, the Doc’s 4 year old boy. The Doc agreed and the toys were delivered. Bunson had a blast all afternoon playing with his new used toys. Then came bath-time. (Cue dramatic music).

It seems that the Doc and Bunson had differing opinions on bath-time; namely, when it should occur or if it should occur at all. The Doc was for full body scrub-down while little Bunson was in the “I’ll play with my new toys whether I stink or not!” camp. Guess who won that battle? Bunson eventually made it upstairs with the assistance of some gentle persuasion followed by a full body lift and carry. I understand that it wasn’t pretty. After bath-time, or “Time Served” as Bunson would call it, Bunson returned downstairs at the urging of Nurse Thighhighs to apologize to the Doc. Or so it seemed.

The Doc was relating this story to Mr. & Mrs. AP when they thought they found a discrepancy in the delivery. Doc’s account was that Bunson came downstairs, tears still flowing and stated: “I’m sorry I was a crybaby-asshole.” As in: “I’m sorry I was acting like a crybaby AND an asshole.” After a few awkward seconds, Mrs. AP made the gentle suggestion that perhaps that hyphen was actually a (gasp) comma, which would change the dynamic completely. Did little Bunson actually say: “I’m sorry I was a crybaby, asshole”? As in: “I’m sorry I was a crybaby YOU asshole!” The Jury is still out. I’ll let you know when they reach a verdict.

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Barb

Excellent laugh.

(NukeDad) He’s a character.

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Jun 27, 2008 @ 9:17 am

Matt

Punctuation can be a powerful, powerful weapon in the hands of a child. Hilarious.

(NukeDad) It’s like a verbal gun!

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Jun 27, 2008 @ 11:29 am

tom

What amazes me is how they can have trouble with simple language constructs such as gender-specific pronouns, but they grasp the subtle use of invective practically from birth.

(NukeDad) Proof once again that God has a great sense of humor.

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Jun 27, 2008 @ 12:55 pm

Melisa

LOVE THIS STORY. And I vote for Mrs. AP’s interpretation, just for the sheer storytelling pleasure of it.

(are we voting? Eh, what the heck. I’m voting even if we’re not voting.)

(NukeDad) Hey, it is an election year.

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Jun 27, 2008 @ 3:13 pm

Thanks for stopping by World of Weasels. I think my tech team has fixed the comment thingy(that’s the technical term, isn’t it?). Please come back often if you like it. Sorry to put this in your comments section, but I couldn’t figure out to to email you diectly.

(NukeDad) It looks like you’re off to a great start, Barb. We’ll come by and check on you often!

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Jun 28, 2008 @ 11:20 am