It's nice watching others formulate what they consider to be a cunning plan, without the wits to realise how transparent they are.
I'll start with the slyness of those children who think they might just be able to manipulate the stupid grownups.

In a supermarket when I was still living down in the South West, a little kid stuck in the queue at a supermarket till had obviously been schooled to STOP ASKING FOR CHOCOLATE and yet there it was all laid out, enticing and shiny. Instead of the direct approach, the mum (and all within a 10 foot radius) could hear a voice couched in guile as it piped up- "Oooh. Look mum!" While pointing at the rack of Galaxy bars and Maltesers. A few seconds passed as the kid waited to see if the mum would react to the bait. Alas, only silence.

After the tension grew to unbelievable levels for everyone overhearing this mini-drama, a smaller voice issued forth- not whiny, not insistent, but quietly reflective... '...I LIKE chocolate'. Zero response from mum (for which I congratulate her). They leave the scene without a massive fuss, which is the complete opposite of what would have been expected.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Thu 5 Jul 2012, 23:35, 2 replies)

I was in a queue on Tuesday where a wee girl really wanted new shoes.
"So mum... We could get me a top AND the shoes, and then go into another shop and you could get something too!"

It made me giggle. Inclusive, girly shopping from a five year old. Then her mum said no and she started to cry.
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Fri 6 Jul 2012, 11:58, closed)

I blame Bratz.
I've no idea what it is but I blame it.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sat 7 Jul 2012, 16:25, closed)