Talking was a fundamental part of my Dad's punishment cycle. It occured in the pre-arse-whuppin' stage, the arse-whuppin' stage, into the "just for good measure" arse-whuppin' stage, continued in the "in case you ever think about doin' it again" arse-whuppin' stage, and wrapped up with a good loooooong lecture in the post-arse-whuppin' stage.


"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."