My kids, who are 12 and 15 now, will occasionally watch this forum, pretty much just to see what the old man is up to. They were blown away by Bill Conley's broken leg post, but mostly they are fixated on his avatar. Mr. Bill broke his leg skiing, Mr. Bill has screws in his bones, Mr. Bill this, Mr. Bill that. Yesterday was my birthday, and they thought it would be funny to get me a gag gift:

You squeeze Mr. Bill in the middle and he says, "Oh Nooooooo!!". I laughed and laughed. I hung him up in a place of honor, right next to the rubber chicken who has picked up a bad habit:

Its almost impossible to resist squeezing Mr. Bill every time I walk by...