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“Get a piece of the Rock!”
Date Added: March 19th, 2008
The power of a commercial is awesome and children remember everything they hear… Christmas 1975 found my four year old daughter and I attending a school Christmas pageant with a girlfriend whose daughter was singing. As we left, I praised Debbie and her song on peace. My little girl promptly said, “Mommy, I know a song about Peace, too!” “You do?”, I asked, “Why don’t you sing it for us.” So my sweet girl sang each note perfectly… “Get a piece of the Rock”… the Prudential Insurance Company’s theme song back then! We all had a good laugh, and commented on how well her peace song was sang! -Patsy, Pennsylvania.
Do you have a buck to spare?
Date Added: March 19th, 2008
Our family had just spent eight hours on a Sunday watching our son wrestle in a state team tournament and were anxious to get home. It had been a long day. We had sat in bleachers all day and ate bad (and let’s not forget expensive) vendor food. I’m sure those of you with kids, know what I’m talking about. One of the other parents had come up and asked if we felt lucky and wanted to go in on the 50/50 raffle with her. We passed, as we only had a few bucks left. Well, finally the tournament was over. We packed up and headed out to the parking garage. Loaded up we pulled into the long line of cars trying to exit the parking ramp, when it hits me. Parking was $4.25! Crap. The only cash I had was $3 left in my wallet after the food vendors had their way with me. Oh man, as you can imagine, I started stressing out. Yet I was holding out the hope they took VISA, I mean com’on doesn’t everyone? No go. We pull up and I see the sign clear as day ”Cash Only”. Great. I had over the $3.00 and ask him to wait just a moment while my wife digs deep in her purse. Nothing. She sadly reminds me that last week she was clean out at the book fair at school and hadn’t thought to pick up any extra cash. As my wife is getting out of the car to try and run back and beg $1.25 off of a fellow wrestling parent behind us, the nice parking attendant gave us his ‘employee discount’ and we only owed $2!! Woo…hoo, now we had a dollar left over!! Thank you Mr. Parking lot attendant!!! Dave, Lawton, MI.
Do I or Don’t I?
Date Added: March 5th, 2008
Some of the weirdest stuff comes out of my mouth. Every day I have to thank the Lord that people still like me!! Get this! Yesterday I was picking up my daughter from her brothers wrestling practice to take her to soccer practice. As I was rushing my daughter along and chatting with some of the other parents that were waiting around for their own sons, I so embarrassed myself. Suddenly I just stopped talking and stood perfectly still. I’m sure it was only for a second or two, but it didn’t go unnoticed. One of the moms asked me, “What’s up?” I (without thinking) replied, “Oh, I am just checking to see if I had to go to the bathroom or not.” Ha! What was going through my mind…I have no idea. Sometimes what is your head should stay there.