On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:47:15 -0700 (PDT), "Capt.Bill"
wrote:

On Jul 19, 1:58*am, Larry wrote:
"Capt.Bill" wrote in news:81cfc293-79c4-4d5b-
:

*wonder if it would have been so funny if it was you're daughter
everybody was laughing at?

It would have been hilarious......She only peed her pants! *God, lighten
up!

Believe me Larry, I can see the humor in it. Just not the need to
laugh in her face and in public.


Capt. Bill

My now 32 year old daughter was ten years old when we were visiting a
Zoologist friend for dinner. In his home he had a large glass tank
with a couple of crayfish amongst other marine creatures. My daughter,
who was very familiar with biology and crayfish because of me said
"Oh, look at their large testicles" - meaning of course to say
"tentacles" (Yes, she should have said "antennae").

We all cracked up (collapsed in mirth to you foreigners) laughing at
the same time as she realised what she had said and went bright
scarlet. She rushed from the room into the night and sat in the back
seat of the car with the doors locked. No amount of coaxing could move
her from sitting there with her hands over her face. We had to go
home earlier than anticipated. I love my daughter but I still could
not stop outbursts of innane laughter as we drove home, even though
she was in tears.

Yes, perhaps we should not have laughed, but we all remember it to
this day and now, even she sees the humour.

Larry was not laughing at the girl. I don't believe he is that type of
person. What he was laughing at is the intense humour of the
situation. I also would not have been able to control myself.

Peter