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What a witty, well-written story in the spirit of 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do), albeit with a father-push rather than a child-pull twis
by kjhughes 11y ago
What a witty, well-written story in the spirit of 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do), albeit with a father-push rather than a child-pull twist.
His description of how he'd be safe from the alligator following his father's command to enter the water was hilarious:
Immediately, I formulated a plan, which involved surrounding myself with a
protective cloud of urine.
And then later, with his own daughters:
"If one of you gets eaten, we will name the boat after you," I said.
Good read. Recommended.
- MattGrommes 11y agoThis made me laugh out loud: "He'd started calling me "Fat-Tart" because he thought I was fat, which I was, owing to a glandular disorder that made me eat Pop-Tarts until I stopped feeling sad."
- mud_dauber 11y agoThe river behind our house was too cold for gators - but I completely grok the "protective cloud" strategy. Agreed, what a fun read.
- tajen 11y agoAs a non-English native I didn't understand: Were there alligators in the river? Were the kids afraid of their own imagination? Is there a double meaning to the word "gator"? Thank you
- indenturedsmile 11y agoThere were definitely alligators. I doubt the author was trying to say they were afraid of their own imaginations. It's possible that he imagined the alligator that was next to him in the water, but it's equally possible that he wasn't.
- smellf 11y agoThere _were_ alligators in the river. He almost certainly imagined the gator next to him in the water, but swimming in it was still very dangerous. Gator has only one meaning. The protective cloud of pee is just a joke. It's funny because pee is useless to protect you from alligators. It's also funny because peeing yourself is funny.
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