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1994-10-09
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....HOW TO ASK TO BORROW THE CAR........ For younger family members,
this is among the most difficult of all manners-matters, and one requiring
much careful thought. First, try to determine when Dad is in one of his
rare good moods. (For example, If he whispers something to your mother and
she slaps him, you know that he isn't.) Then go up to him and prepare to do
some friendly but firm negotiating. If he agrees to let you borrow the car,
for example, you might promise to have it washed, gas it up, repair the
carburetor and dry clean the pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear-view
mirror. If that doesn't work, you might remark that if you have to stay
home tonight, it would be a particularly good time for Dad to finally tell
you the facts of life.......