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I heard a story once about a rebellious little boy in school. He was always causing trouble. He’d throw rocks on the playground. He’d disrupt class and just generally drive his teacher nuts. His biggest problem is that he would never sit down. Well, one day, the teacher couldn’t stand it any longer. She sent him to the principal. Now, this was back in the day when you could get a whipping at school. And that’s what happened to this little boy. See, when he got to the principal’s office, he still wouldn’t sit down. As a matter of fact, he was running around all over the office. Finally, the principal got hold of him and tore him up with the paddle. Then she made him sit down on her couch. He finally sat down and glared at her. After enduring his cold stare, the principal asked him if he had anything to say for himself. He looked straight at her and said, “I may be sitting down on my outsides, but I’m standing up in my insides.”

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