To my oldest niece on Christmas when she was asked to hand her mom her pocket knife so she could open a gift.
The proper way to hand somebody a knife is blade first and open. Do it quickly so they dont drop it.
Infact you should just open it and throw it so she can clearly see the blade coming at her.
While discussing the hobbit movies with a friends teenage son.
Me: have you ever read the book?.
Kid: no.
Me: really? I had to read it several times in school by your age.
Kid: well i was supposed to read it. But i read the first chapter and the last and skimmed the middle.
Me: thats genius! You get the gist of it without having to read it. (pause) all i had were cliff notes.
Kid: what are cliff notes?
Me: they break down the book you're reading to make it easier. All you have to do is rewrite it in your own words and its easy.
Kid: seems easy.
Me: It is. You should start using them to cheat.
