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Can you see the future for some kids at a very young age?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46852points) July 20th, 2010

I was coming home from work, saw what I thought was a lemonade stand, run by a girl, about 7, and a little boy, about 5. Before Chilluns (which was BC, you know) I used to just smile and honk and wave…until my then-five-year-old daughter set up her first lemonade stand. About an hour later she came in in angry, frustrated tears saying, “I’m sitting in that heat and they all just honk and wave and NOBODY STOPS!!!” Since then, I always stop for the kids if it’s at all humanly possible. The only reason I can think of for not stopping is if I was running late for a lobotomy or something.

So I saw the kids and pulled over. Looked a little more carefully at the cooler, which had no lid and appeared to be empty, then looked at the sign again. Sign appeared to read, “Roks ten cents.” So I dug around for a couple of dimes, figured I’d buy two roks from them. Got out of the car, and as I was walking up to them I said, “Where’d you get the roks?”
They waved vaguely at the rok driveway that ran through their trailer park. I crouched and began looking through the 15 or so roks they had. I selected one, then glanced up at the sign again. Me being the math genius I am, I realized it read ”$10” and it didn’t have a decimal point in it! I squeaked “You want ten dollars for these roks?”
Little girl smiled brightly and nodded and said, “But you get them all!!
It was all I could do not to blurt “Cheese n rice!!!” but didn’t. I did say in disbelief, “No way!!!”
The little girl shrugged,still grinning, and gestured to her little bro and said, ”He made the sign!” (Take that Adam!!)
I looked at them and said, “I thought they were a dime and I was going to buy two of them. But I’ll tell you want. I’ll give you twenty-cents for just one. Deal?”
Girl thought for a second then said “OK!”
Ten dollars for roks. WHAT is this world coming to!

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