And the telephone rang in short and long rings for the intended party. After which, when the intended party answered the phone, a 15 seconded waiting period in-sued before others also silently picked up if the receiver to listen.
Teachers make the same mistake some parents do in comparing sibling to each other and wonder why they aren’t the same in personality, temperament, etc. My mother once yelled at me “Why can’t you be more like your sister?” I replied, not so calmly, "Because I have a p_nis and am a boy.
In the winter time, you’re just getting it all warmed up, when you have to get up for the hike to the bathroom. You are then met with a cold toilet seat and a cold bed on your return.
As I tell my wife, she’s not short, just vertically challenged. When she neeeds something out of her reach, she says “Hey, tall man walking …”