[Xenalyte]

Where were the parents?

Dead. They killed themselves when they sobered up and realized they'd named their son Demotric.

(Isn't demotric the Egyptian form of bad handwriting? You got your hieroglyphs, which are like cursive writing, and you got your demotric, which has to be like printing or shorthand or something.)

[LongElegantLegs]

I believe you're thinking of demotic writing...

[Moose4]

“Yo, Demotric, you sure this a good idea?”

“Yeah, man, don’t sweat it, them Palestinians been throwin’ rocks over in Israel for years and they gettin’ away with it!”

It’s sad, and it’s a total overreaction, but if the kids’ rock-throwing had been a constant problem at this guy’s house, “where were the parents?” is a very valid question.

}:-)4

[Tax-chick]

Maybe “Demo’tr’ic” is a contraction of “Democratic.”