But it was met with three looks that seemed to say I was an idiot.,When he was a child, as long as you gave him a slightly straight stick, there wouldn't be a flower or grass taller than his waist within ten miles of home; stray dogs would get two whacks. If you tied a string to it, not even a tadpole in the pond would stand a chance.,> Luckily, I only hit my forehead and not my face.。