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·Jul 3, 2020

Little Jesus Punished You: My Search for a Dead Idiom

A story of family, Catholicism, and etymology — My wife and I couldn’t agree on lunch. She said something snarky, grabbed a box of Cheerios from the cupboard, and promptly dropped it on the kitchen floor, spilling them everywhere. “Little Jesus punished you,” I said. We laughed. I’ve carried this idiom for my entire life. It’s a playful…

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Little Jesus Punished You:  My Search for a Dead Idiom
Little Jesus Punished You:  My Search for a Dead Idiom
Jon Oliver

Jon Oliver

I am a writer in Los Angeles @realjonoliver

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