tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36986911.post242522310769071476..comments2023-09-02T20:54:22.512+10:00Comments on The Blog Shall Set You Free: LiterallyLonie Polonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388703611487708801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36986911.post-36148419646454973072008-10-25T22:25:00.000+11:002008-10-25T22:25:00.000+11:00If he'd intended to be cheeky I certainly would no...If he'd intended to be cheeky I certainly would not have responded with an indulgent smile and a ruffle of his hair, but he is just a sweet little boy who hasn't mastered the pragmatics of language yet. It's hard to be mad at him for long :)Lonie Polonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388703611487708801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36986911.post-11285379131303993602008-10-25T08:32:00.000+11:002008-10-25T08:32:00.000+11:00That is an example of the remembered one-liners wi...That is an example of the remembered one-liners with which my now-adult children can still get mileage from as they currently make comments (to me, and about me) which I would never allow another human to utter in my presence!<BR/>I also remember in the early 60's, my long dead and much loved grandmother exasperatedly exclaiming to cheeky young Rita, "My hands are itching to smack you!", and me responding straight back with, "Well scratch them Grandma!" - a line which has gone down in the family annals with much hilarity, given that in those days, NO ONE, but no one, 'gave cheek' back to their 'elders and betters'!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.com