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Jack_Burton
04/21/09

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DOODY!

LOL!
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LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman
04/21/09

In reply to Boys Will Be Boys?
If this is real, that mom has some learnin' to do about raising boys...or girls, for that matter. I wasn't immune to dirty jokes, and believe me, I giggled.
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NewsBunny
04/21/09

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My grandmother taught us dirty jokes.

RIP, Gam. I miss you.
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hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE
04/21/09

In reply to Boys Will Be Boys?
i'm fairly certain boys don't grow out of it, but MOST boys slowly figure out how to hide it from their mother. or they might eventually just move out. but not to worry.
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gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy
04/21/09

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I have always found the best way to embarrass my son in public is to dance. I have danced in Target, the grocery store, and often in my car - stops him in his tracks everydamnedtime. Payback, people - if you can't embarrass your kid, what's the point in having one?
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hortense
04/21/09

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"It all began when my son asked me, 'You know what?', and I replied, 'What?', and he said, 'Chicken butt.' Chicken butt! What is this world coming to?"
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merv
04/21/09

@hortense: I played hang man with a 6 year old the other day and you know what the word was? POOP LOOP.
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merv
04/21/09

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The only punishment for such behavior is an atomic wedgie.
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mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it
04/21/09

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OK girls will be girls, so lets have some crude Jezebel jokes then.I'll start:

I knew it was a Jezebel cocktail night when the Bloody Mary had a string hanging out of it.
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what a moniker!
04/21/09

@mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: How do you know your boyfriend's sperm count is too high?

.....you have to chew before you swallow.
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mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it
04/21/09

@what a moniker!: Snort! And eww.
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JerkoftheMonth
04/21/09

@mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: EW! You guys, that's so GROSS! I'm telling Mom and Amy!
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EdnasEdibles
04/21/09

In reply to Boys Will Be Boys?
Something tells me this kid (if this letter is even real) has hit the point in his life where he enjoys making his mom miserable. She needs to stop acting so embarrassed and start embarrassing him. A few well placed "That's what she said" jokes in front of his friends should do the trick.

Also, stop forcing your 7th grader to attend company bar-b-ques. 7th graders are, for the most part, feral and/or gawky and should be hidden from adults unless absolutely necessary. I promise you, your work friends don't want to hang with your kid eating a hot dog.
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sierra_hotel
04/21/09

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Um, yeah, Amy? Just question about your advice? The part where you said that boys grow out of this stage? Yeah, you might want to revise your research on this a little bit.
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PaintedTrollop
04/21/09

@sierra_hotel:

I know some very old boys.
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gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy
04/21/09

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As an inhabitant of the Land of Boys and Grossness, I fail to see the problem. Perhaps they have finally infiltrated my brain and secretly turned me into one of them.....
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gangey
04/21/09

In reply to Boys Will Be Boys?
When Baby Buster finally utters his first gross and obnoxious joke, we will be soooo proud!

He's only 10 months now, and already laughs at fart jokes, so I think he's well on his way.
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baraqiel
04/21/09

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Oh, come on, though, there's a time and a place. You don't break out the "that's what she said" jokes at your parents' company barbecue. That's just awkward.
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PersonalBest
04/21/09

@baraqiel: Granted, but the little dude is in the seventh grade and fancies himself a comedian. I'm sure that in a few years he'll learn.
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baraqiel
04/21/09

@PersonalBest: Yeah, but there's a certain level of respect that a kid past the stage of illiteracy and diapers should have for his or her parents. I think *that's* really the problem, that that's apparently missing. The fact that he's making dumb jokes? Meh. The fact that he's making "yo mamma" jokes *to his mother*? I think something's wrong there.
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PersonalBest
04/21/09

@baraqiel: No, I understand, but the thing is, I'm pretty sure he thinks that "yo mamma" jokes are innocuous and not really meant to be insulting his own mother. I'm giving the kid the benefit of the doubt, because I remember doing things that embarrassed my parents terribly at that age without even realizing it. This may not be everyone's experience, but at that age, sometimes you don't view things from an "adult" perspective.
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baraqiel
04/21/09

@PersonalBest: I totally agree. Every guy I knew in seventh grade was a huge douche and most of them grew out of it. I think the responsibility is with the parents. Discipline your child, lady!
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whynotshesaid
04/21/09

@baraqiel: Yeah, I think the fact that she's writing to an advice columnist for help with this speaks volumes about what's going on here....
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pandorasmittens
04/21/09

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Our unabashed dictionary defines IUD as "love springs internal".
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SmallbutMighty
04/21/09

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The funniest part of that "ask Amy" was that the woman was complaining about "that's what she said" and "yo momma" which are pretty tame if you ask me. Wait til she finds out her son enjoys the odd fart joke now and then -- horrors!
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wednesdayam
04/21/09

@SmallbutMighty: I know. And when they first learn "that's what she said", it used all the time, even when it makes no sense.

"Could you pass the broccoli?" "That's what SHE said!" *wtf look at kid saying that*
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TawdryHepburn
04/21/09

@wednesdayam: Um, I have to admit that, as a Grown-Ass Adult, I highly enjoy making TWSS jokes that seem apropos of nothing. The less double-entendre-ish, the better, and bonus points if it includes a naturally funny-sounding word like "spatula" or "doubloon."

Oh, I've said too much.
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