The Nortons » story http://vtn3.com Web Home for the Nortons Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:00:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Stuart wants Coffee http://vtn3.com/2010/06/14/stuart-wants-coffee/ http://vtn3.com/2010/06/14/stuart-wants-coffee/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:07:30 +0000 thane http://vtn3.com/?p=327 Stuart: I’m full.
Dad: OK.
S: But I have room for coffee.
D: How about some milk?
S: Coffee will be fine.

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Me: Some game, eh?
Mom: Yeah. Jerry and I are watching the 2nd period.
Me: Oh. Wanna know how it ends?
(long pause)
Mom: No

I laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair.

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Dad: Guaranteed the US Government would shoot missles at it.
Girl: What?
Mom: Honey, do you remember the movie “The Iron Giant”?

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Johanna: Ok. Let’s add a little more soap and…

Tory: Well, officially, I didn’t use any soap.

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Some things chickens like to eat, is approximate order

  1. slugs
  2. blueberries
  3. grass seed
  4. clover leaves
  5. dandelion leaves
  6. clover flowers
  7. other flowers
  8. hair
  9. chicken feed
  10. rocks
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“Wendy is one of my safe side adults. You? Not so much.”

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