Back in the 1930s, our great uncle Paul would volunteer to babysit our dad and then prop him up in the seat of the Model A and prompt him to shout "Hey, Chicken!" at any passing Betties. Of course, when Grandma and Grandpa found out, there was hell to pay for mischievous Paul Muran, but that's chicken shavings compared to the snit a 6-year-old got Benjamin Menchaca into when he admitted to going car-heisting with his supposed babysitter.

Man says he was babysitting; Boy tells of theft [Duluth News-Tribune]

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