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Things I learned from my children ...

Keruvalia
04-09-2004, 16:49
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft.
house 4 inches deep.

2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with
roller blades, they can ignite.

3. A 3-year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.

4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong
enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman
cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread
paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.

5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When
using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times
before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit
by a ceiling fan.

7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already
too late. (No matter how old the child!)

8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a
36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.

10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old.

11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence

12. Super glue is forever.

13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still
can't walk on water.

14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

15. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show
they do.

16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.

18. You probably do not want to know what that odor is.

19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on.. Plastic toys do
not like ovens.

20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.

21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.

22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.

23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

24. The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful. First grade...true story:
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three
Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the
first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his
home. She read, "..And so the pig went up to the man with the
wheelbarrow full of straw and said, "Pardon me sir, but may I have
some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked
the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy
raised his hand and said, "I think he said...'Holy sh*t! A talking
pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

25. 60% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
Chess Squares
04-09-2004, 16:56
now where the hell do i get some brake fluid..
Conceptualists
04-09-2004, 17:00
25. 60% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
Not me.

I do want to know what a dust bunny is though.
Suicidal Librarians
04-09-2004, 17:00
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft.
house 4 inches deep.

2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with
roller blades, they can ignite.

3. A 3-year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.

4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong
enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman
cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread
paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.

5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When
using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times
before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit
by a ceiling fan.

7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already
too late. (No matter how old the child!)

8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a
36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.

10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old.

11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence

12. Super glue is forever.

13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still
can't walk on water.

14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

15. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show
they do.

16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.

18. You probably do not want to know what that odor is.

19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on.. Plastic toys do
not like ovens.

20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.

21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.

22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.

23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

24. The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful. First grade...true story:
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three
Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the
first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his
home. She read, "..And so the pig went up to the man with the
wheelbarrow full of straw and said, "Pardon me sir, but may I have
some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked
the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy
raised his hand and said, "I think he said...'Holy sh*t! A talking
pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

25. 60% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.

Ha, ha! I've done some of that stuff. But I'm just curious, was the teacher unable to continue the story because she was laughing so hard or because she was so appalled she couldn't finish? I hope it was the first one.
Kroblexskij
04-09-2004, 17:00
you can read my mind

what is clorox, is it american
Sydenia
04-09-2004, 17:02
now where the hell do i get some brake fluid..

Any respectable auto parts store should sell it.
Suicidal Librarians
04-09-2004, 17:02
Not me.

I do want to know what a dust bunny is though.

A dust bunny is kind of like a big hunk of gray dust that has stuck together.
Techon
04-09-2004, 17:03
a dust bunny is a ball of dust
Sydenia
04-09-2004, 17:04
you can read my mind

what is clorox, is it american

Clorox is a brand of bleach.
Gaeltach
04-09-2004, 17:04
you can read my mind

what is clorox, is it american

clorox is just a brand of bleach.
Crimson blades
04-09-2004, 17:05
I went out to home depot and bought some Clorox and brake fluid after reading this thread.
Kroblexskij
04-09-2004, 17:05
how did a six year old get brake fluid
and will any bleach do
Georgeton
04-09-2004, 17:07
Clorox is a brand of bleach.
Ahhh kids and bleach, the age old duo of mischeif.....I was able to open those special safety screw tops on the bottles when I was like 4...yet my dad struggled to.
Conceptualists
04-09-2004, 17:09
Gotta love internet forums. An American will use [an] American term[s], several Europeans will all ask the same question at the same time to have several Americans reply.
Kroblexskij
04-09-2004, 17:18
how did a six year old get brake fluid
and will any bleach do

answer me my hands are waiting to light fires
Paxania
04-09-2004, 18:00
Gotta love internet forums. An American will use [an] American term[s], several Europeans will all ask the same question at the same time to have several Americans reply.

Hey, most Americans reading "torch" will think of a flame...
Suicidal Librarians
04-09-2004, 18:08
Hey, most Americans reading "torch" will think of a flame...

That's true, it's the first thing I think of. Isn't a "torch" a flashlight or something?
Daistallia 2104
04-09-2004, 18:46
:D I have my favorite lower elementary EFL class Today (Saturday) - 6 boys from 6 to 8. They deeply resemble this. :D
(I am tempted to use it as an incentive for them to study English harder!)

Oh, and as to #25, been there done that, got the prize for it. Done worse.... ;)
Clorine bleach and ammonia based cleaner...
Mom's best perfume (which dad bought in Paris) and a chemistry set...
Squirt bottles of rubbing alcohol and cockroaches...
Black Powder fun...
Calcium carbide and hydrogen peroxide....
Fun with gasoline and styrofoam/liquid soap/flour...

Sometimes I am amazed I made it as far as I have....