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Life Lessons
By Brian | September 26, 2007 | Share on Facebook
A 10-year-old decides she wants a pony:
| Child: | Daddy, can I have a pony? |
| Daddy: | No. |
| Child: | Why not? |
| Daddy: | It’s against the law. |
| Child: | It’s a dumb law. We should change it. |
| Daddy: | Go for it. |
Later…
| Child: | It’s a dumb law. You should change it. |
| City Hall: | No. |
| Child: | But it’s a dumb law. |
| City Hall: | We’re going to make the law better, so other kids like you don’t call it a dumb law. And since you’re a kid and we don’t want to be seen as cold, heartless jerks, we’ll invite you to be on the committee that changes the law. Can we go now? |
I’m willing to bet that no kid has ever learned so much about how the world really works just by asking for a pony.
(Hat tip: James Lileks at buzz.mn)
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