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   catsmeow said, 10 months ago

   Sir, you mean you did not thank your sister. Why must your wife do all the work of thanking people?Look at her face – she does not like the noisy toy.

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   BlackKnight15 said, 10 months ago

   an experience parent will quickly identify an “aunties’ house” toy - a toy that is left at aunties’ house and only played with when visiting

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   Gweedo Murray said, 10 months ago

   Thank her with an iron fist in a velvet glove, minus the glove. Those word sounds are just like I remember including the ones Mom makes in the 7th panel.

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   Subtorp401 said, 10 months ago

   One of the most fun toys I remember. But my nephews got even noisier ones, heh, heh, heh….

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   JosephR4570 said, 10 months ago

   I believe there’s a special place in hell for people who give other people’s children penny whistles, drums, and toys like this.

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   summerdog said, 10 months ago

   I solved that little problem. All toys that didn’t pass my screening were quickly given away. The kids never missed them, and a needy kid with few toys got a new one. Even if it was noisy, it was noisy at someone elses house.

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   sugie63 said, 10 months ago

   People who give toys like this do not have kids. Wait until they are parents. You know what they say..” Payback’s a b—h.”

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   shades_is_here said, 10 months ago

   I don’t remember him having a sister in the later ones or did we just see moms side of the family most of the time.

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   panacea1477 said, 10 months ago

   As a stay-at-home mom, you eventually learn to block out the noise.

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    Wildmustang1262 said, 10 months ago

    When my niece was small toddler, she loved to play with that noisy toy thing all the time. The noise did not bother me at all. LOLs!

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    arceedee said, 10 months ago

    We got our year old grandson the classic Fisher-Price circus music push-roller this holiday season - if our kids drove us nuts with those incessant jangling chimes, why shouldn’t we return the favor with theirs??? :)

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    MasterDiver said, 10 months ago

    The perfect toy for the daughter of your worst enemy: A Barbie Doll! Just sit back and watch them go bankrupt buying all those accessories!!!MUH-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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    JanCinVV said, 10 months ago

    Shades: Remember “Aunt Beth Cruikshank” at the farm?

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    Silverpearl said, 10 months ago

    Just remember to check on what they are doing when everything goes very quiet. The voice of experience.

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    JanCinVV said, 10 months ago

    I remember when my son received a little xylophone from my Mom, it was a “playing at Grandma’s house” toy.

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    Burgundy2 said, 10 months ago

    Wildmustang - LOL - for every cloud there is a silver lining!

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    Macushlalondra said, 10 months ago

    We stayed recently with a couple who had a little boy who had this same toy. It was so annoying! But little kids just love making noise. Made me so glad I never had kids.

    Wildmustang sometimes I’d be with my deaf friend Geri and it would be noisy somewhere and I’d tell her that and she’d say, “Oh it’s so quiet in here!” It was so funny.

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    swolf48110 said, 10 months ago

    People who don’t have kids give the younguns those kind of toys with a big ol’ evil grin on our faces.

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    OEMMom said, 10 months ago

    Yea, but as long as they’re making noise, you know where they are and what they’re doing! It’s when they get quiet, you’d better start to worry!!!

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    Jordie said, 10 months ago

    Ah memories! The Christmas drum kit for my boys stayed at my mother’s house.

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    wendysu1 said, 10 months ago

    My in-laws purposely gave my kids toys for birthdays, Christmas, etc. that required batteries. I “conveniently” didn’t have any in the house for a few weeks, just so I could enjoy a little more quiet time!! They’re 11,10 and 8 now. They were 4,3 and 1 then!! I’m so bad!!!

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    Gweedo Murray said, 10 months ago

    Musta been the good ol’ days since a lot of stuff comes with the batteries now.

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    bald 716 said, 10 months ago

    i got my nephew a drum set for his birthday when he turned 4

    i became an outcast for some reason

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    Sternvogel said, 10 months ago

    John’s sister is Bev Cruikshank, who is modeled on Beth Cruikshank, the real-life sister of Lynn Johnston’s ex-husband.

    http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/ForBetterorForWorse-Characters/id/5056141

    (if link is broken, insert an underscore after each word in “For Better or For Worse”, plus an underscore after the hyphen)

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    bluetopazcrystal said, 10 months ago

    Didn’t his sister have the farm that April went to, during the Summer? It was in Manitoba. That was where she became inspired to be a vet.

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    Geekologist said, 10 months ago

    thank god I’ve never had kids, and never will.

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    ewennick said, 10 months ago

    I like it when my toddler plays with noisy toys - that way I know where in the house he is!