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One of my chores for today was to mop the kitchen. That reminded me of one of the booby traps me and Augie thought up. I filled a bucket about half full of soapy water and stood on the kitchen countertop. I yelled, “Wendell, come here quick. I need your help!”
Sure enough, he came running, “What?”
“Grab the mop and hold the handle up to the bottom of the bucket.”
I held the bucket so that its top was up against the ceiling. Once the mop was in place, I slowly let go of the bucket.
“You got it?” I asked.
“Yeah, but why am I doing this?”
I got down from the counter and said, “‘Cause now you’re trapped. You let go, and the bucket falls.”