That was really mean. I like it.
:o) Oh, they're used to me by now....this year on April 1 I told the twins that they were going to have precious little free time, since I had signed them up for a charity walk and they were responsible for getting $500 each in pledges.
When one of them demanded to know the "cause", I replied with a totally straight face, "Save the Planet, of course!". There was dead silence - especially given my continual rantings against the Global Warming Propaganda they receive at school.