My dad had a twin and they said the same thing. Grandpa told them to get a switch off the tree, they were going to be spanked for something. They determined that they wouldn't cry. Uncle Jonathan got spanked first, and he never uttered a cry at all. Then it was my Dad's turn. Dad said at that first switch, he let out a yelp, he said that hurt and he couldn't help but cry. And to think Uncle Jonathan had endured the whole spanking for nothing. <g> Emma > From: AZJen@npgcable.com > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:54:00 -0700 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] razor strap/fly swatter > > Then one day my husband & his brother were fooling around & it was a > standing joke that they would decide before their Father came into their > room whether they would cry or not after their Father spanked them. One > day, Paul Sr. came into the room b/c they were goofing around too much. He > had grabbed one of the girl's wirehair brushes & had started to spank Jim > with it. Previously, Paul Jr.(my husband) & Jim had decided they wouldn't > cry. Well, that brush went smack into Jim's buttock & he started crying > like all get out. My husband, Paul Jr., looked down & all he could see was > blood on Jim's buttock. I think that his Father must have spotted it at the > same time b/c he stopped immediately & started apologizing to Jim. I don't > think the two of them fooled around much after that. There was only 1-2 yrs > difference in age between the two of them & they shared a room together. At > night, after they were suppose to be in bed & asleep, Paul & Jim would start > playing around. I guess their Father wasn't too happy with them when they > did this. That is how it came about that they got their weekly spankings. > > ~Jen in Payson, AZ