{"id":152,"date":"2007-12-19T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-20T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biguglymandoll.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2007-12-19T21:18:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-20T01:18:00","slug":"how-my-children-learned-their-abcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biguglymandoll.com\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"How my children learned their ABCs"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">A<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Aaargh!  Quiet back there!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">B<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Both of you, be quiet!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">C<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Christ, will you stop talking while I\u2019m on the phone?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">D<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Damnit, I said be quiet!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">E<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Echoes are for canyons, which is where I\u2019m going to throw you if you don\u2019t stop talking!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">F<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">For the love of God, shut up!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">G<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Goddammit, I thought I told you to be quiet!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">H<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">How many times do I have to tell you to be quiet?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">I<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">I\u2019m sure I told you to be quiet!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">J<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Jesus!  Shut!  Up!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">K<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Kaconnannalaaaaaah! \u2013 stop it!  Whichever one of you that is, just stop it!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">L<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">La la la la la la!  Not listening!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">M<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Mommy asked you to be quiet once.  Mommy\u2019s not going to ask again.  Do I make myself clear?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">N<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Now would be a good time for you to exercise your quiet muscles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">O<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Oh my God, if you don\u2019t stop yelling I\u2019m going to stop this car in the middle of this road and come back there and make you both very sorry!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">P<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"28\" valign=\"middle\">Please please please, be quiet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">Q<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Quiet!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">R<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Really, is it that hard to just sit quietly for One Damn Minute?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">S<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Shut up shut up shut up!!!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">T<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Talking.  Don\u2019t.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">U<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Unless you want to be grounded for the next 6 years, stay quiet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">V<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Very.  Quiet.  Do you understand me?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">W<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Why can you not stay quiet?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">X<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Xtremely.  As in quiet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">Y<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">You.  Quiet.  Now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"7%\" align=\"center\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\"><b><font size=\"4\">Z<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\" height=\"29\" valign=\"middle\">Zoloft.  Why do you ask?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Aaargh! Quiet back there! B Both of you, be quiet! C Christ, will you stop talking while I\u2019m on the phone? D Damnit, I said be quiet! E Echoes are for canyons, which is where I\u2019m going to throw you if you don\u2019t stop talking! F For the love of God, shut up! 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