Leon won't be hogging the remote control for the family's big-screen TV any time soon. Not since his wife rewired the device to punish him for past selfishness.

When he last sat down in his easy chair, Leon grabbed the remote and pushed for TMC. But instead of getting The Movie Channel, he suddenly turned into Teen Male ­ Cute. Aware of the change, Leon became curious and pushed other buttons. He passed through PTL (Pre-Teen Lad), ABC (Adolescent Boy ­ Churlish), BRV (Boy Regressed ­ Very), HGTV (Half-Grown Tyke ­ Vacuous), PBS (Preschool Boy ­ Shy), and TBS (Toddler Boy ­ Short). Finally he pressed for the WB and became a Wee Baby.

No longer able to read the letters on the remote, Leon stopped. Unable to comprehend what happened, young Leon looked up at his wife, who smiled, pulled him from his now oversize adult clothing, diapered him, dressed him in infant-appropriate clothes, and deposited him back in his proprietary easy chair.

"Good thing you stopped, even though you never can when you have the remote in hand," his wife said. "The next button was for UPN (Unquestionably Pre-Natal)."


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