That's right Obie Wan! Why when I was a kid, I'd go out and do really stupid things. It would make my dad mad as hell. He'd whip out his belt and get ready to beat me. He'd ask me why I did it and I would reply:
'Johnny did it too!'
My dad would just put the belt down and say 'Oh, well, that's ok then...' because that's the only rational thing to do when faced with such a stunningly logical reason. Little Johnny does it so that makes it ok for me to do it too.
I can see your dad was a lot like mine...
/sarcasm
OK,you got me hooked. What's your story got to do with the article ???