>>>My sister, who has reason to know, insists that all boys should be shoved into a barrel at five years of age and fed through the bunghole until they're 25 ...<<<

by this reasoning, my husband and brother, both of whom are exceptional human beings, should be in boxes right now. me as well, if you count girls. i can't say for my husband, since i met him when we were both 19, but my brother developed into his wonderful self around 18 (about the time he graduated highschool, met the girl he dated for years, started college, and got a somewhat regular job.)