sf wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:11:14 GMT, blake murphy >
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:30:00 -0400, "Knit Chic" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> A group of five kids (5-10 yo?) jumping around, with Mom at the
>>>> checkout lane:
>>>>
>>>> "CANDY! If we don't get CANDY we'll DIE!"
>>>>
>>>> Cracked me up!!!
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>> One of them, once upon a time.
>>>
>>> If my kids would have said that, I would have said "I'm so sorry
>>> hun, I'll miss you." lol
>>>
>>
>> i'd ruther the mother had said, 'if you don't shut up, you're gonna
>> die right now.'
>>
> Or what dear old daddy used to say: "If you don't stop crying, I'll
> give you something to really cry about."

That is exactly what my mother used to say to me!