Thursday, 05 July 2007
You Show Me Yours and I'll Show You Mine
By kenju of Imagine What I'm Leaving Out
When I was about six or seven, I walked home from school most everyday by myself. Sometimes kids would walk with me part of the way, and on one occasion, a boy I didn't know who was 2 years older than I, fell in beside me on the 12-block trek.
Just before we got to my street, he said: "You show me yours and I'll show you mine". I had been forewarned by my mom not to fall for this trick, so I said to him: "You go first".
He unzipped his pants and showed me his wares - and I ran off home. He tried to follow me, but his pants fell down around his ankles and he gave up. Can you just imagine how good I felt at outwitting him?
I told my mom about it and she was livid, and wanted to find him and tell his parents. But we never figured out who he was or where he lived.
I didn't see this guy again until I was sixteen. I didn't recall him at first, but eventually that memory surfaced. I asked him if he remembered doing that. Of course, he would not admit it, but I was certain it was him. And would you believe? He gave me a chance to outwit him all over again!
Posted by Ronni Bennett at 02:30 AM | Permalink | Email this post
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Kenju,
How long did you debate, when writing your story,what to call the kid's "WARES" ? I love that expression. I'm still laughing.
Posted by: nancy | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 05:39 AM
That's what my mom called it...LOL...and it never occurred to me not to call it that.
Thanks, Ronni. I'm late getting here, but I appreciate the posting.
Posted by: kenju | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 12:26 PM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my, Judy!!!!!!!! This is positively priceless!!!!!
Posted by: Kay Dennison | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 03:09 PM
Some people never learn. Did he think you got any dumber?
Posted by: Joy | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 04:10 PM
I think kids are still doing this.
Posted by: travelinoma | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 10:56 PM
Love this story, Kenju. Are you sure this guy wasn't an exhibitionist? Wonder if his ploy worked on others?
Posted by: joared | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 11:54 PM
Love this story, Kenju. Are you sure this guy wasn't an exhibitionist? Wonder if his ploy worked on others?
Posted by: joared | Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 11:55 PM
Very funny. I could just see a kid trying to run and pull up his pants at the same time.
Posted by: Darlene | Saturday, 07 July 2007 at 05:52 AM