Following in Perley King’s Footsteps

May 6th, 2008 by Damon

One Saturday morning in the year 2000, South Tacoma eight-year-old Perley King woke up to find that there were no Cheerios in the cupboard. Cheerios were his favorite cereal, so he did what any bold and resourceful eight-year-old would do: he got the family dog, stole the keys to his sister’s car, and attempted to drive to the grocery store, alternately pressing the gas and lifting himself to see over the dashboard.

I’ve always admired Perley King for his take-charge approach, and even suggested to my girlfriend the possibility of naming future offspring after him. The idea was quickly vetoed.

Perley King
The legend and his partner in crime pose for the press in 2000

Well, it appears that Perley has been upstaged. Seven-year-old Latarian Milton of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida joyrode his grandmother’s Dodge Durango because he was mad at his mom. Check out the video. How many seven-year-olds get to give their defiant “I’m not sorry” speech on television. He provides some great quotes.

Thanks to Jeff for the tip.

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2 Responses to “Following in Perley King’s Footsteps”

  1. nickpc Says:
    May 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    First, I think that any Agnos offspring should have the name Perley, if you have more than one you can go ‘George Foreman’ and start numbering them-Perley, Perley II, Perley III-nothing wrong with that…hell, it may lead to you inventing a kitchen appliance. The video clip was equally hilarious and disturbing. I am really happy that the police and prosecuters want to press charges of grand theft so they can get him help–what nice people giving him a rap sheet at 7.

  2. Damon Says:
    May 6th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    I like that idea–I’m gonna push Katie on it tonight. Plus, Perley’s pretty androgynous, so we can use it for a boy or a girl. Of course, so’s Latarian. Maybe one of each?

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