Since today got Very Philosophical on CoSo, let's end with something sillier.
In my house growing up, to make light of oneself after saying something intelligent, we'd point to our heads and say "kidneys".
What's an expression that only makes sense to your family / local in-group?
@MLClark "Thirty three ants just came out of that hole."
@MLClark And of course, the kid says "33 ants crawled out of that hole over there".
🤣 You WOULD have a household story about incorrigibility! Well played, Luce.
@MLClark There's a story about a little boy who keeps misbehaving. His father tries over and over to explain to him that he can't keep getting in trouble, kicked out of school, caught stealing, etc.
Finally, after the umpteenth incident, the dad decides a spanking is in order, where words failed, and takes the kid over a knee.
For five minutes, he spanks the kid, the whole time lecturing him on what a bad boy he is.
He then sets the boy on his feet, and asks "Now what did you learn?!"