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“Just a few scratches on the boy,” the doctor reassured Timmy’s mother, “nothing serious at all; but you might want to have his eyes examined, because he really should have seen that tortoise coming.”

February 28, 2006 at 12:30 PM ::
boot's avatar

I’ve been laughing all morning since reading this sentence. 

Timmy and the Tortoise.  It sounds like you’re about to write a sarcastic children’s story (eg. one children might actually enjoy).

boot on 02/28/06 at 05:21 PM ::
Keith's avatar

I do kind of like the idea of some likable but dopey kid being run down by a slow-moving tortoise.  Maybe gets his glasses knocked off.

Keith on 02/28/06 at 07:44 PM ::

Hey, that’s my kid you’re talking about!

Snow on 02/28/06 at 11:35 PM ::

I was just checking out a scrine archive and came across this gem.  Made me laugh quite heartily.

darksteve on 06/13/07 at 07:02 AM ::

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