Bats Are Hellish Creatures

(My mother tries to protect my sensitive young ears from ‘bad words’ on TV, even when they are very mild ones that I’d heard plenty of times.)

TV: “Going like a bat out of hell!”

Mom: *correcting the TV* “A you-know-what out of hell.”

(We all stare at her, then start laughing.)

Dad: “Whatever you do, don’t say bat!”