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[scorched_mirth]

Yesterday I was driving my daughter and the son of one of our friends to Sunday school. In the back of the car, he is reeling off the reasons why I shouldn't be taking him there. He's too tired, just so exhausted, and since he'll be disruptive, I should take him home. He's too tired to move. He can't move his arms, he's so tired. And pointing out

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[hiker_chick]

Wouldn't it be great if, as adults, we could just tell people who behave poorly toward us that we were nine million gallons of angry at them? The child will not remember how to say those words in a few years. Pity.

[singingnettle]

Ah, but scorched_mirth has recorded it for posterity!

Maybe the next time I'm really angry, I'll say I'm nine million gallons of angry.

And that would make a wonderful song title.

It's sort of how I feel about our government, in fact.

Want to write it together? I'm game.

[scorched_mirth]

I don't know if I can write it with you. You just said you're angry at the government. Now the FBI will be investigating you, and you'll have to go up in front of the grand jury....

Oh, what the hell. It's not like the FBI really cares about blogs.

Hold on, there's the doorbell. I wonder....

[singingnettle]

If there's a car with frosted windows outside, don't answer.

No school like old school

[tangerinpenguin]

I feel so old. I saw "Nine Million Gallons of Angry" and the tune in my head immediately leaned toward 500 Miles or maybe even 30,000 Pounds of Bananas rather than Trent.

Re: No school like old school

[scorched_mirth]

It could probably also be a great Johnny Cash style country song.

I drive the herd a hundred miles
A thousand head of cattle
Ten thousand times before it seems
I have survived this battle
But now a hundred thousand grand
Of debt is on my head
The sun, it ain't the only thing
That makes my face turn red

And now I'm
Nine Million Gallons of Angry
That's more than I can drink
After the first Million
You know I can barely think

Nine Million Gallons of Angry
Besides that, I'll be broke
Nine Million Gallons of Angry
And probably a stroke....