What manipulative tactic have you worn out?

Mine is " Honey I am getting oldder, not sure how much longer I will be able to do this, please don’t say no"

Does it work? Did it ever?

Yes. She still takes him to Chuck E. Cheese’s every year on his birthday.

She’s hoping he will get stuck in the overhead maze so she can leave and eat better pizza across the street at Pizza Hut.

I dunno. Nothing’s ever replaced, “Jeez, honey, the Russians could nuke us any minute. You want to die a virgin?” - and it’s pretty obsolete now.

People never believe I’m going to let go when I hang them over the side of a building anymore.