H: "Obviously, Watson, LoneStar's significant other does not READ his posts."
W: "Astounding, Holmes! And how did you deduce that?"
H: Then again, perhaps she is devilishly devious. Perhaps it is SHE who has brought HIM "around", as he puts it. Yessss.... I can see that. She could cleverly develop his mind, molding his thought processes to deceive himself that HE is in charge. When actually.... Hmm. This bears *considerable* watching, Watson!"
W: "Yes, Holmes. Obviously. Very clever!"
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W: "Holmes?"
H: "Yes, Watson?"
W: "What are we so cleverly watching FOR?"
H: (Sigh!)
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It's them danged sugar cookies again, Art!
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More "on thread". When I mentioned this story to my youngest daughter and asked whether a robber should be shot "even she's a girl"? She noted, "You always taught us that a person with a gun is a person with a gun; age, size, gender, none of it matters."
Erudite discussion was rendered impossible by her comment, "Dad, I don't think a pair of 38s would stop a .38!"
The conversation immediately deteriorated...collapsed...self-destructed into a rather tasteless discussion of cups, er, I mean, *calibers*! Yeah! CALIBERS! That's what I mean!
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited August 16, 1999).]
W: "Astounding, Holmes! And how did you deduce that?"
H: Then again, perhaps she is devilishly devious. Perhaps it is SHE who has brought HIM "around", as he puts it. Yessss.... I can see that. She could cleverly develop his mind, molding his thought processes to deceive himself that HE is in charge. When actually.... Hmm. This bears *considerable* watching, Watson!"
W: "Yes, Holmes. Obviously. Very clever!"
--------
W: "Holmes?"
H: "Yes, Watson?"
W: "What are we so cleverly watching FOR?"
H: (Sigh!)
==================================
It's them danged sugar cookies again, Art!
==================================
More "on thread". When I mentioned this story to my youngest daughter and asked whether a robber should be shot "even she's a girl"? She noted, "You always taught us that a person with a gun is a person with a gun; age, size, gender, none of it matters."
Erudite discussion was rendered impossible by her comment, "Dad, I don't think a pair of 38s would stop a .38!"
The conversation immediately deteriorated...collapsed...self-destructed into a rather tasteless discussion of cups, er, I mean, *calibers*! Yeah! CALIBERS! That's what I mean!
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited August 16, 1999).]