i 'd get a nose piercing before i got a tattoo . '' why do n't i take the kids down to the park for a while ? '' furthermore , my commission from this sale is my christmas gift to you . '' but even the ones who 'd hung on relaxed their grip when they thought they 'd won . compared to the boys i had just left behind in high school , he was already a full-grown man . the warm day brought out the crowd and space had become a premium , i guess . 