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@sybann: A moment of silence, please: For me, it is here. Not that my mom's not a lovely woman, but I was NOT prepared.

Wish we could tell if Bo's shaking his hind leg up and down — that's standard belly-rub procedure in our house. For our dogs. #barackobama

@EdnasEdibles: Thanks from me, too. My senator Specter is on the list, as is Byrd, where my family owns property. E-mails on the way; thanks for the heads-up. #frankenamendment

@LaComtesse: Yes! It's not like her fellow students will be surprised. It's not like her mom doesn't know. Who are they "protecting"? This is who. She. Is. And she's fantastic. #tuxedoyearbookpicture

@Dodgergirl: If your aim was to made me hide under my desk at work, Mission Accomplished.

I never realized until now that I've never seen them sulk or bicker in public. I'm trying to imagine my kids in the same situation...

@Sev: Thanks! Email happily sent along. Can't wait for my form response. Hope his server crashes.

One of my newspaper colleagues here in a very traditionally Amish and conservative Mennonite area of Pennsylvania wrote a series of articles on this very subject — with similar conclusions. So you can add that to the pattern, for what it's (sadly) worth.

@wedropscience: My kids are 7, and I can guarantee they are more polite than this in their written (and personal) communication.