(idea) by arrowfall Thu Apr 06 2000 at 23:07:44

Children!

Meant to conjure the image of stubby little legs pounding the floor - this phrase could really indicate a variety of legged things: rats, monkies, armadillos, etc... you get the point.

Since the is a rather cicumspect way of referring to kids, the stereotype of its use is a wife gently nudging her husband around to this potentially touchy topic. How 1950s...

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