In preparing the soil for planting, you will need several tools. Dynamite would be a beautiful thing to use, but it would have a tendency to get the dirt into the front-hall and track up the stairs.

--Robert Benchley

Number of U.S. households with at least 1 lawnmower: 66,000,000

-CCM

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Overheard - added on 08/26/2008

Which Came First: Dumb Kid or Dumber Parent?

Woman 1: My kids have no appreciation for what they have. My younger son has lost four Gameboys -- can you believe that?

Woman 2: (nods, no response)

Woman 1: He lost the first one on a flight to Texas, so I got him another one. He lost that one on the flight home. I bought him a third one, which he lost God knows where. Then I got him another one, and he left it out in the rain. I mean, how irresponsible could he be? ...overhear more

--Overheard in: Suburban Chicago at Kids Football Practice--