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Date Posted: Mon, February 14 2022, 21:11:10
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The following quote is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 27, “Up in Flames.” Copyright © 1994 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“Young Ian, though, was the focus of attention, as multiple heads came popping out of the drawing room in response to the noise Bruno was making. With his singed hair, swollen red face, beaky nose, and lashless, blinking eyes, he strongly resembled the fledgling young of some exotic bird species—a newly hatched flamingo, perhaps. His face could scarcely grow redder, but the back of his neck flamed crimson, as the sound of feminine giggles followed us up the stairs.
Safely ensconced in the small upstairs sitting room, with the door closed, Ian turned to face his hapless offspring.
‘Going to live, are ye, ye wee bugger?’ he demanded.
‘Aye, sir,’ Young Ian replied in a dismal croak, looking rather as though he wished the answer were ‘No.’
‘Good,’ his father said grimly. ‘D’ye want to explain yourself, or shall I just belt hell out of ye now and save us both time?’”

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[> Still way shy here, James - poor kid. What a picture she paints though, a charred flamingo. I’m old enough to have “gotten the belt.” There were five of us and it always involved the whole line up. Not often, but it did make us rue the behavior and it didn’t scar me for life. -- Kathy in PA, Tue, February 15 2022, 7:08:31


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[> [> Not often, but we got a switch. And I do mean "we". We had to go cut our own and it better be big enough or else mom would cut a huge one. So it was a balance of gitting a big enough one without it being "too" big. 😉😉 And I don't remember any of the switchings themselves, just the worry of being sure I got a well "Balanced" switch. 😂😂 Of course it may just be that we got a few love taps a few times at a young age and that put the fear of moms arm in us. 😄😄 Miss my mom and dad. Lost them both around the turn of the century. ("Turn of the century" ... That's a term we old folks git to use now.😂😂😂😂😂 -- JamesG, Tue, February 15 2022, 14:38:09


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[> Poor Ian. Such an eventful life at only 14. -- kgp, Tue, February 15 2022, 7:35:17


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