From Stephan Pastis' "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the cartoon's home page.
Reminds me of a Franciscan friar who told me, when I was a student at seminary, "Prayer is such a dangerous thing. Before you know it, you're heard - so better be careful what you ask for!"
Peter
When I had shoulder surgery to repair my rotator cuff I announced to one of my classes that I would be gone for a few days because I was going to get fixed. My high school is in a small rural farming community. You can imagine the response from my students.
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Years ago, we lost my childhood cat. I told my mom that if we got another cat, I'd like a young female - to increase the chances of her getting along with our young male cat, and some white would be nice as I was tired of tripping over grey cats in the dark. A month later a stray pure white female shows up and starts living on our porch. We caved, fed her, and eventually let her in. She promptly produced 8 kittens, half of which had white patches. Talk about getting what you ask for!
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