[SOC] [OT] I need to retire

[Ian C. Purdie]

Having the 9 year old twins [girls] for dinner this evening [it's around 7:00+ 
p.m. locally] and of course, as usual, stimulating their grey cells Carolyn and 
I conducted a spelling bee to entertain them. Only grand-parents can inflict 
this kind of torture in lieu of trash television.

We threw quite a few complicated words at them and they performed well within 
expectations given their age and the fact they weren't going down easy street 
such as "the dog sat on the mat" stuff. We hurled words like:

Paramour
Pirouette

etc. etc. All along I tried to remember a "big word" I learnt around 1950 when I 
was about one year younger than them now. As a flash of inspiration ["Olliver 
Sudden - and I'm 64] it came to me in a blinding light.

BECAUSE

I immediately set the twins to the task. Within seconds it was written down 
correctly. I couldn't believe the ease they did it.

How did you know that?

B - Babies
E - Eat
C - Custard
A - And
U - Uncles
S - Sell
E - Eggs

The new way of teaching, I need to go and have a good lie down........

It's hard being redundant.

72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33°14', E151°34'
VK2TIP "I'll give ya the TIP mate" QRP-L #1978. SOC #171 FP#91
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