The Greatest Show on Earth!

Imagine: Greenburg, NY, circa 1954. I’m heading into the backyard with a length of rope. As I head out the door, I announce that I’m gonna try a circus trick I saw on television. My mother turns to my father and says, “stop him, Dutchie.”
Dad: “don’t worry, he’s already knocked out most of his teeth.”
Mom: “they’re beginning to think we’re abusing him at the ER.”
Dad: “it’s better he learns now before his permanent teeth come it.”
A scream rings out from the backyard….