Ah, I suspect you've run across them too. I'll be charitable and use them as a morality tale. Unfortunately a recent incidence illustrates the problems that are all too prevalent on today's roads.

"It's coming, there's nothing you can do about it. Might as well get used to it." Grandma Oddball intoned with disgusting cheerfulness.

I snuggled further under the covers and wished someone would remove that awful glare shinning through the window. My head ached, my body was tired, and I was in no mood for cheerfulness. I just wanted to remain warm and cozy, sleeping until day passed on into night when I could remain peacefully and comfortably buried in bed. That didn't deter grandma. With mock sweetness she started singing,

My recent sojourn into the realms of radiation therapy has produced some unfortunate side effects. Chiefly a condition that resembles diarrhea. Grandma Oddball suggested that I start using the B.R.A.T. Diet as a method of controlling the condition.

“GREAT” I thought! Who wouldn't want a diet of