Bruno came home from school crying in hysterics. Looking at the bruises all over his face, it was apparent he got into some trouble.
"What happened to you?" his father says in a panicky manner.
"You remember the other day you told me ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.’" "Of course," the father replies.
"Well," Bruno says, "you were right about the sticks and stones."