When I was little, my dad used to tell me, for my birthday, he’s gonna take me out and show me a good time. Couldn’t sleep all night — he’s gonna show me a good time. So, we get up at eight o’clock in the morning, get in the car, …
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Q: Who’s bigger, Mr. Bigger or his baby? A:The baby — he’s a little Bigger.
Přečíst celý »LeeAnne Ford: Kids Are Smarter Than Grownups
Little kids are smarter than grownups. Let me tell you something — I have a niece; when this child was five, I’m thinkin’ she’s just a baby. Oh, no — she walked up to me, she said, ‘Aunty, do you know what lesbians are?’ I said, ‘Do you?’ She said, …
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A very tall ninth grader was acting up in class. His teacher told him, “Act your age, not your shoe size.” The boy looked down at his size 14 shoes and said, “But they’re the same.”
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How come you can’t find lawyers sunbathing on the beach? Cats keep covering them over with sand.
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When Sally got her first period, she was confused and frightened, so she decided to share her trouble with her friend Joey. Sally told Joey what was happeing, but he didn’t quite understand, so she showed him her problem. Joey said, “I’m no doctor, but it looks like someone ripped …
Přečíst celý »Laura Swisher: Adopted in the 70s
Growing up, I never thought it was a big deal having two white parents. But now I feel like I have to give them credit because they adopted me back in the 70s, when it was still a little dangerous to have the ethnic kid. ‘Cause this is before ‘Diff’rent …
Přečíst celý »Becky Pedigo: Dreams Come True
Never give up, because your dreams can come true. Take me, for example: when I was a kid, I really wanted to be invisible. So then, I grew up, and I moved to L.A.
Přečíst celý »Laura House: Strict Mom
My mom’s a teacher, so she was real strict with me and my brother. She was like, ‘Look, don’t drink and don’t do drugs and don’t sleep around.’ And then, one day it was like she changed her mind about everything. She said, ‘You’re going to college.’
Přečíst celý »Laura House: High School Yearbook
If you look in your high school yearbook, it’s so great ’cause the stuff people wrote in there — very sincere. I want to call people based on what they wrote in my yearbook. Like, I haven’t talked to them since, just call ’em up: ‘Hey Susan, what’s going on? …
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