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[siercia]

I think I must be officiall old, as today, the youngish teenage boys on my street were talking as if I wasn't there at all. Which, actually probably means I'm not that old, since I wasn't viewed as such a parental unit that they needed to behave while they were in front of me.

However. That isn't the funny part of the story. What I overheard is.

Said boys had swiped a shopping cart from somewhere, and two of them were pushing a third in it. As they walked past, they were considering the "cool" things they could do with it, like sending it down a really big hill with one of their number in it.

Then I hear one of them actually say "I know what we should do! I saw them do it on Jackass, it was AWESOME!" Said stunt involved getting the shopping cart up to full speed, with a rider, then runing it full tilt into a curb. OUCH.

It took every fiber of my being to not turn around and say "But, those guys are trained professional idiots. You boys aren't trained OR professional." I'm also glad that I don't know where they live. If I did, I have to admit, I'm square enough that I'd probably go rat them out to their parents.

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[rawrin.livejournal.com]

Ahahahahaha!!

[bossieboots.livejournal.com]

I rest my case regarding the late-age use of shopping carts. :-)

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

DOn't feel bad, I called the cops the last time the kids were trying to use a chair and ladder to climb up to the power line outside the house to get something down that they'd thrown up there. Didn't need the light show.

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

I'm square enough that I'd probably go rat them out to their parents.

I don't think you should be interfering with Evolution like that. Don't you want a little chlorine in the gene pool from whence your great, great, great grandchildren will come?