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Old 11-20-2001, 04:40 AM
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A father of some teenage children had the family rule that they could not attend R rated movies. His three teens wanted to see a particular popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated R. The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family's church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that they should be allowed to see it. The con's were that it contained ONLY 3 swear words, the ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all the time they said), and you actually did not "see" the couple in the movie having sex -- it was just implied sex, off camera. The pros were that it was a popular movie a blockbuster. Everyone was seeing it. If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when their friends discussed it. The movie contained a good story and plot. It had some great adventure and suspense in it. There were some fantastic special effects in this movie. The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood. It probably would be nominated for several awards. Many of the members of their Christian church had even seen the movie and said it wasn't "very bad." Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens said they were asking their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let them have permission to go see it.

The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said he could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this request. He asked if he could have a day to think about before making his decision. The teens were thrilled thinking; "Now we've got him! Our argument is too good! Dad can't turn us down!" So, they happily agreed to let him have a day to think about their request.

The next evening the father called in his three teenagers, who were smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had a plate of brownies. The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought about their request and had decided that if they would eat a brownie then he would let them go to the movie. But just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons. The pros were that they were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients. They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them. The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top. He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe. And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of their own father. The brownies only had one con. He had included a little bit of a special ingredient. The brownies also contained just a little bit of dog poop. But he had mixed the dough well - they probably would not even be able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been destroyed. Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat the brownies which included just a "little bit of crap" and not be affected by it, then he knew they would also be able to see the movie with "just a little bit of smut" and not be affected. Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces. Only Dad was smiling smugly as they left the room.

Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he is opposed to the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of my special brownies?"

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Old 11-20-2001, 08:49 AM
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Old 11-20-2001, 08:53 AM
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I LOVE IT!!!!!

I'm gonna tell me kids about this one, next time they want to do something I disapprove of....Can I give you the credit for it???!!! LOL....
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Old 11-20-2001, 11:52 AM
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I LOVE IT!!!!!

I'm gonna tell me kids about this one, next time they want to do something I disapprove of....Can I give you the credit for it???!!! LOL....
LOL!!! I can't take credit for it.....received it as an email from a friend. I thought it a great idea, but I don't think you'd catch me making these brownies.....I'd be gagging the whole time. I would make regular brownies and just pretend...you think the dad did that?
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Old 11-21-2001, 01:18 AM
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LOL! I have to try this one on my boys when they get older (no sense in trying it with our daughter as she's already moved out).

Then again, what do you do when they agree to eat the darn brownie anyway?
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Old 11-21-2001, 01:35 AM
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LMBO!!!! ...My 13 yr old son loves brownies!!!!!

Wait till he sees this
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Old 11-21-2001, 02:37 AM
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Thumbs up Great post ttulips!!

filing this one away for future reference LOL
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