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recluse1 said:
KEEP SMILING.....it is one of the best advertisements for God. It makes people wonder what you have.........

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Hey, that's aint fair. My face is mostly paralyzed, so when I smile it looks like I'm trying to imitate a lizard or make a "monster face." It scares children, so I try not to smile too much in public. After a while my face will look like a bloodhound, so people will assume I'm just a freak. Oh well, if it has to be - I choose to be a "Super Freak." Will I still qualify as an advertisement for God?

It's true though. When my son was in preschool, I noticed one of his friends had that smile on his face. Before I left, I asked him what he was smiling about. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and showed me a hard broken piece of plastic. He whispered to me proudly "I have a dangerous!"

I assume his mom saw him playing with it and said "Throw that away - it's dangerous." I explained to him there are much better toys at the school, so he agreed to hand it over to me.

Living in Chicago, I don't question too deeply why people are smiling. You never know when they might have a dangerous up their sleeve.