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Swinging on the Clothesline single work   short story   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Swinging on the Clothesline
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'Andy spends a lot of time trying to breaking the clothesline speed record, which annoys his parents a lot. To make sure Andy stops, Dad trades a huge dog with Sooty (the family pet) and leaves it to guard the clothesline. Andy uses bait to get the dog to swing him around. Going too fast to hold on, Andy lets go, flying into the kitchen window. The last spoken line is said by Andy: "If the window doesn't kill me, Mum and Dad will."' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Annoying!)

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    y separately published work icon Just Annoying! Andy Griffiths , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1998 Z804322 1998 selected work children's fiction children's humour These nine uniquely Australian stories find the author in hilarious situations doing those things you did not dare do as a child. Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1998
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