# Cartoon Uncles-- a stupid question I can only ask here.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 14, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-uncles-a-stupid-question-i-can-only-ask-here/634737 "2012-09-14T23:10:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-uncles-a-stupid-question-i-can-only-ask-here/634737/21 "2012-09-19T00:39:25Z")

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> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#):
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> Was Donald _responsible_ for HD&L, in the sense of being their legal guardian? Did they live with him? Or did they just visit a lot because they liked hanging out with their doofus uncle?

It always seemed to me his sis did 'drop and run’s on him. The daughter of my father’s wife used to do that to me. “Going to the store-- be right back!” and be gone half the day. I understood Donald’s grumpiness. Or am I projecting?

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-uncles-a-stupid-question-i-can-only-ask-here/634737/22 "2012-09-19T05:00:47Z")

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You aren’t projecting. Some people will do “drop and runs” if they possibly can. Until you start charging for babysitting. “Let’s see, that’s three kids, at X per kid, times Y hours, so you owe me $45.” 🙂 Works like a charm every time. Now, you won’t get PAID, but it’ll be the last time you get imposed on.

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