"However, Johnny admits that he got his odd sense of humour from his father, Phil, who used to run Clapp's Tire Store. He recalls several practical jokes his father played while he was growing up: Running a lukewarm hot dog through Johnny's lips while he was asleep (then pretending to zip his pants when his son awoke); Staging a gunfight at the Christmas party; Giving Ex-Lax milkshakes to friends. Plus during PJ's senior year at South Young high school Phil helped his son create letters supposedly from a V.D. clinic telling them they had been exposed, which were sent to several friends on the football team."
