Dear Henry,
If I had to sum up the last six weeks in one word, it would be, “tootie!” We have lengthy dialogs which consist entirely of words ending in “ootie.”
You: “Dat’s tootie frootie, mom.”
Me: “Tootie Frootie, bootie!”
You: “Bootie! No, tootie mootie!”
Me: “Tootie, frootie, mootie, bootie, hootie, footie.”
You: “Tootie Fa-sootie!” (hysterical laughter.)
It’s a high-brow […]
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