Monday, August 02, 2004
BILLY B H
Joe H. and I were were discussing the casual cruelty of children.
"We had this kid in our school with a really big head," Joe said. "Everyone called him Billy Big Head."
"That's pretty bad," I said. "I wonder how he ever turned out. Can you get past stuff like that?"
"In this case, it's moot," Joe said. "Billy died. Just a few years later."
"Was his death related to his head size?" I asked.
"I think so," Joe said. "Or maybe I just assumed it. I never really bothered to find out."
"We had this kid in our school with a really big head," Joe said. "Everyone called him Billy Big Head."
"That's pretty bad," I said. "I wonder how he ever turned out. Can you get past stuff like that?"
"In this case, it's moot," Joe said. "Billy died. Just a few years later."
"Was his death related to his head size?" I asked.
"I think so," Joe said. "Or maybe I just assumed it. I never really bothered to find out."
