Comments on: Top secret dossier: how kids are saving the world http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/ One man's struggle in a foreign land Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alasdair http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23471 Alasdair Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:50:32 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=724#comment-23471 Your post was *almost* convincing up until you said <i>"Now obviously, I was a pure angel when I was a kid growing up back in the UK. I said all my please’s and thank you’s,"</i> ... had you said <i>"... when I was a kid growing up back in the UK. I minded my Ps and Qs ..."</i>, you would have gotten away with it ... (grin) ... My most wise, sadly now extinct, father-in-law offered to screw hooks into the floor of my wife's bedroom when she was a teenager, so that, at least that way, she would be hanging her clothes ... With my sole remaining (official) teenager, #4 daughter (who just turned 18), most effective has been to remind her every so often that the state of her bedroom floor determines whether or not she will be grounded during the weekend ... and she, herself, thus decides whether or not she is grounded ... (grin) ... Your post was *almost* convincing up until you said “Now obviously, I was a pure angel when I was a kid growing up back in the UK. I said all my please’s and thank you’s,” … had you said “… when I was a kid growing up back in the UK. I minded my Ps and Qs …”, you would have gotten away with it … (grin) …

My most wise, sadly now extinct, father-in-law offered to screw hooks into the floor of my wife’s bedroom when she was a teenager, so that, at least that way, she would be hanging her clothes …

With my sole remaining (official) teenager, #4 daughter (who just turned 18), most effective has been to remind her every so often that the state of her bedroom floor determines whether or not she will be grounded during the weekend … and she, herself, thus decides whether or not she is grounded … (grin) …

]]> By: Simon http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23469 Simon Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:45:11 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=724#comment-23469 Dude - if you like the mess that teenagers can make, you'll LOVE the mess that the smaller ones manage to create... even better, they rarely create it in their own rooms but like to share the joy with everyone else by resitrcting play areas to a living room, hallway, car etc. You'll start to hanker for the good old days of cleaning up the occasional puke. More power to your daddy elbow, matey. S Dude – if you like the mess that teenagers can make, you’ll LOVE the mess that the smaller ones manage to create… even better, they rarely create it in their own rooms but like to share the joy with everyone else by resitrcting play areas to a living room, hallway, car etc. You’ll start to hanker for the good old days of cleaning up the occasional puke.

More power to your daddy elbow, matey.

S

]]> By: emiglia http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23468 emiglia Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:14:34 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=724#comment-23468 This post made me laugh out loud! Very astute, Dylan... This post made me laugh out loud! Very astute, Dylan…

]]> By: Mike http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23467 Mike Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:49:05 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=724#comment-23467 Dylan, You need a wider audience. Hope you are well. Mike Dylan,
You need a wider audience.
Hope you are well.
Mike

]]> By: Brooklyn http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23465 Brooklyn Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=724#comment-23465 Agreed, brilliant. I have observed all but the pee outside the toilet Doomdsday Device trigger becasue I have no teenage boys living in my house. On the other hand, based on evidence that IS available to me, the Doomsday Device also will be armed if ANY 15 year old touches a flush handle. I am afraid to advise you that you overlooked the presence of an auxilliary Doomsday Device trigger in the bathroom/loo, the toilet paper roll holder. Apparently humanity will follow in the footsteps of the dinasaurs if a teenager replaces an empty roll of toilet paper with a new roll. Agreed, brilliant.

I have observed all but the pee outside the toilet Doomdsday Device trigger becasue I have no teenage boys living in my house. On the other hand, based on evidence that IS available to me, the Doomsday Device also will be armed if ANY 15 year old touches a flush handle.

I am afraid to advise you that you overlooked the presence of an auxilliary Doomsday Device trigger in the bathroom/loo, the toilet paper roll holder. Apparently humanity will follow in the footsteps of the dinasaurs if a teenager replaces an empty roll of toilet paper with a new roll.

]]> By: Heather http://www.britoutofwater.com/2010/03/04/top-secret-dossier-how-kids-are-saving-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23464 Heather Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:34:49 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=724#comment-23464 This explains a lot! Brilliant post, loved this! This explains a lot! Brilliant post, loved this!

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