HudsonHawk
I'll Lock Up
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Of course, before the young folks here get all horrified at the abuse we had to endure and call the DHS for a retroactive call on our parents, keep in mind that we never took these threats literally. "SHUT UP BACK THERE OR I'LL PULL THIS CAR OVER AND BREAK YOUR G-D NECKS" simply meant we needed to settle down and stop arguing. It was simple hyperbole along the same lines as Ralph Kramden threating to send Alice bang-zoom to the moon. Such was the language then.
My dad used to say "If I have to stop this car and beat your ass, you're gonna be sorry you came on this trip".