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On Blackmailing Mom

The 13 y.o.: Well, what are you going to give me to NOT tell my little sisters what you got them for Christmas?
The Mom: (throws a bag of chocolate gold coins to the 13 y.o.) Here you go. I am buying your silence until Christmas day.
The 13 y.o. (counting the coins) Whoa! That’s way more than what Judas got!

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