"The dog, too!"

When I was thirteen my father's brother, who had lived many years in France, returned to the States with his wife and four-year-old son. The first time they visited our home, my little cousin glommed on to me like the young boy in this story. At one point I had to pee, and I thought I had ditched the kid, but as soon as I unzipped and pulled it out he burst into the bathroom and stood staring at my dick, all the while jabbering and asking questions in French - a language of which I understood little and spoke even less.



Later that day, as we were sitting down to dinner, I saw my cousin sitting in his mother's lap while she patiently spoke to him. I couldn't tell exactly what she was saying, but I could figure out that she was explaining to him which sort of creatures had penises like him. She confirmed my suspicion when she pointed at our (male) dog and said, "Aussi le chien!" ("The dog, too!").



For some reason that phrase struck me as hugely funny. Years later I told my cousin this story, and "Aussi le chien!" became a catchphrase between us, meaning "That was a dumb question!" or "Too much information!" or any of several other things, depending on the context.




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