Mean Widdle Kid

Red Skelton used to do a bit where he put his crushable hat on upside down like a kid's beanie and spoke with a comic child's lisp that was called "the Mean Widdle Kid." The tag line was the analysis in a child's mind of consequences of behavior. He would have some bit of mischief to ponder and would evaluate, "Mommy say, if I x, y or z, I'll get a whippin'"

He considers it for a moment and then announces, "I'll do..." whatever regardless of the consequences. Rimshot, canned laughter, shot of audience in coats, ties and women with corsages roaring....

Now, consider this real life example of a mean widdle kid in a great big adult body with a lot of responsiblity:

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Did you catch some of that stuff?

Nizar Rayan, his four wives and 10 of his children were all killed by in an Israeli air strike on his home after he ignored warnings they should go into hiding.

Wasn't it nice of the IAF to warn him before excising this wart from the butt of humanity? I wonder if he had a family meeting to consider whether his wives and kids wanted to become symbols?

Israel's military says the homes of Hamas leaders are being used to store missiles and other weapons, making them a legitimate target.

Ahhh, honey #1, darling #2, sweetie #3 and you, bimbo #4, could you move some of that falafel in the basement and let me store some stuff down there? And, by the way, don't let the kids smoke there any more!

Rayan, an influential preacher, had previously denied Israel's existence and was a known mentor of suicide bombers.

Quite the minister, heh? Makes Jeremiah Wright look positively benevolent in comparison. I can only imagine some of his sermons.

He even sent one of his sons on an October 2001 suicide mission that killed two Israeli settlers in Gaza.

I guess that saves the cost of college expenses.

There's more background on this piece of detritus, but I've got to say I'm not going to lose a lot of sleep over his demise.