{"id":816,"date":"2023-04-17T08:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T23:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=816"},"modified":"2023-05-11T22:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T13:38:48","slug":"a-heartwarming-father-to-daughter-talk-regarding-the-movie-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/a-heartwarming-father-to-daughter-talk-regarding-the-movie-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"A heartwarming father to daughter talk regarding the movie Aliens…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The local grocery store now carries pita bread, so I made Greg-version Turkish\/Greek kebab sandwiches for dinner Saturday night. While eating, I put in the Aliens DVD again. My daughter Ulan voiced her displeasure at the first chestburster scene. I said, “Hey, this movie is about FRIENDSHIP. Because when everyone is getting killed in horrible ways by hideous space monsters, friends are all you have left!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She probably thinks I’m crazy, but someday, she’ll learn. She’ll also learn that there were only TWO Alien movies ever made. The rest are feldercarb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The local grocery store now carries pita bread, so I made Greg-version Turkish\/Greek kebab sandwiches for dinner Saturday night. While eating, I put in the Aliens DVD again. My daughter Ulan voiced her displeasure at the first chestburster scene. I said, “Hey, this movie is about FRIENDSHIP. Because when everyone is getting killed in horrible … <\/p>\n

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