# I gave "the boy" a thrill...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-the-boy-a-thrill/173294>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 5, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-the-boy-a-thrill/173294 "2003-05-05T23:59:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-the-boy-a-thrill/173294/61 "2003-05-07T19:38:50Z")

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They’re right next to my checkbook.

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-the-boy-a-thrill/173294/62 "2003-05-07T23:29:09Z")

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For Christmas, is “the boy” getting a How To Fix My 1999 Ford Escort manual?

However, another thought came to me while reading this.

**FairyChatMom** ’s no dummy.

(cue the evil music again)

Now "the boy"s fingerprints are on that chain saw…

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-the-boy-a-thrill/173294/63 "2003-05-07T23:48:09Z")

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Curses, you’re on to me - the old fingerprints-on-the-chainsaw routine.

I’d have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you pesky kids!

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**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-the-boy-a-thrill/173294/64 "2003-05-08T02:09:03Z")

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'Kay.

Now I’m scared for **swampbear**.

Watch your back, buddy. It wouldn’t hurt to find out if anybody has taken out a life insurance policy on you recently.

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