"Oh yeah? I'll give YOU a wedgie!"
My middle child has always been known for having a bit of a temperament.

I've always been known for having a somewhat offbeat sense of humor.

My ex wife is known for not having much of a sense of humor at all.

One night we were sitting around the kitchen table having dinner when my son was being more grumpy than usual. His mother, having seen me defuse many a tense situation with humor, tried it on him: "If you don't smile I'm gonna give you a wedgie!"

"Oh yeah? I'll give YOU a wedgie!" And with that he leapt up onto the bench next to her, grabbed the back of her pants and yanked upward as hard as he could.

His mother was startled by the sudden motion and leaned away as he grabbed her pants, and he leaned into her as he yanked upward. The result was that she flew off of her seat and landed on the dog, who was sleeping peacefully by her feet.

There was a frozen moment where Nurse Ratched was on her ass on the floor, the dog was barking and snapping in her face, and my son was standing on the seat looking down at her with an expression of "Oh fuck I'm dead..."

Priceless, I tell ya.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 26 Jan 2010, 4:00, Reply)