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THE HULK

8/4/2017

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                                                                           THE HULK

​                                       The other day, my wife was yelling
                                       at one of the kids (or was it two
                                       three or four?)

                                       Anyway, on this particular day, I
                                       didn't say or shout anything 
                                       (which, unfortunately, I do, way
                                       too often.

                                     
  Instead, i merely raised my eyebrows,

                                       "What are you doing," asked Donna,
                                       pretending you're Eddie Cantor?"

                                       "No," said I. "I recently read an article
                                       that said, 'Discretion is being able to
                                       raise your eyebrows, instead of your
                                       voice.

                                       A few minutes later, one of our children
                                       elicited another boisterous outburst from
                                       my wife.
                                    
                                       And, again, I sat idly by and merely raised
                                       my eyebrows.
                                         
                                       "Have you ever thought of taking up smoking?
                                       You'd make a perfect Groucho Marks."
 
                                       Suddenly, there came a loud thud from upstairs.
                                       Donna went upstairs to investigate.
                                       
                                       "Your children have just jumped on the bed, 
                                       and broken the headboard."

                                       "What!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

                                       "Hey kids, come watch your father do his
                                       famous inpersonation of...the Hulk."

​                                       (Written in July, 1978)

                        


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