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By: The Burglar Song

The Burglar Song — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:42:43 +0000

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By: The Les Becker Blog - The Burglar Song

The Les Becker Blog - The Burglar Song — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:30:58 +0000

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fun & comedy » Blog Archive » The Burglar Song — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:53:22 +0000

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By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:53:57 +0000

It IS funny. But I’d never want to go back, either!

Les Says: Brrr! Me, neither!

By: Mushy

Mushy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:30:15 +0000

What does “You crept!” mean?

Les Says: I don’t know, but it’s a MAGIC word. Be careful with it.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:46:35 +0000

Before I started my trade apprenticeship my Dad warned me about the tricks and what not so I was able to tell my bosses friend to go buy his own can of tartan striped paint (otherwise I’d have joined you under the table, Les lol).

Les Says: Tartan-striped paint? You almost fell for tartan-striped paint, Jayne?! You could have won this one…

That said, I have to say that all the little cons made me really suspicious of anything anybody said to me for awhile as a kid… I remember walking home from “Skate Night” one winter evening and being told by some kids up the block that my house was on fire. I loudly informed them that I wasn’t falling for it, no how, no way, and getting really, really upset that they would try to pull such a cruel joke…

… and walking around the bend in the road to see three fire trucks in the yard and flames shooting out the chimney.

Yeah. I have trust issues.

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:10:53 +0000

Man that hurts. Because it is damn funny as a parent, but sorta humiliating as a kid. But we all know that past humiliation makes for damn good blog copy, don’t we?

Les Says: It does at that. Makes me wish I hadn’t burned all those diaries years ago. There would have been a gold mine of embarrassing moments.

By: Jan from BetterSpines

Jan from BetterSpines — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:54:34 +0000

Hey Preston – that reminds me of the left handed screwdriver. And my husband always asks for left handed chopsticks.

Les Says: I’d settle for a decent pair of right-handed chopsticks.

By: Preston

Preston — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:44:21 +0000

Great story and really a quite harmless prank. I remember my first time camping with the scouts and they sent me out to the other campers to find a left-handed wind director for the fire. Needless to say, everyone had a really good laugh at that one when I finally came back. (I hated scouts and camping)

Les Says: Oh, Preston, you poor guy! Why do they always pick on “our kind”? The “Genius” kind, I mean?

By: Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"

Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry" — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:47:46 +0000

Your dad had a great sense of humor–how funny! You were a very good son. Enjoyed reading about your funny experience. Great that the store keeper went along with it too! LOL

Les Says: Actually, I was a mediocre daughter. I probably would have made a much better son…