Alice surprised me Wednesday morning by starting a knock knock joke. Being the veritable font of humor that I am, I know exactly one of such jokes. You probably know which one it is without being told, so I won’t bother repeating.
I was confident that Alice would come up with something far more hilarious by accident than I could ever concoct on purpose, so I told her it was her turn.
Alice: Knock knock.
The Mama: Who’s there?
Alice: Orange I hope you don’t say banana orange again! uncontrollable giggling
I think, despite Alice’s clear belief to the contrary, that I was wrong on this one. Sorry, Kiddo. I love you, but that just wasn’t funny.
You may not have found it funny, but I’m laughing my ass off!
Okay, it was funny, I confess. But it was not a real joke. It was a mess. She did ask me, “what are you writing down?” as soon as I darted off for my trusty notebook… I think she is on to me.
No, it decidedly was not a real joke, but the fact that she told it and then giggled hysterically. Comic gold!
Thankfully my kids haven’t caught on to me. At least not yet…
Well, when Alice asks, I tell her that I’m writing down something I don’t want to forget. It might buy me a little more time…
I love it. That’s one of Lidia’s favorite jokes to tell, except she’s on the other end of the spectrum. She repeats “Knock Knock” [Me: who's there] “Banana” [Me: banana who?] “Knock Knock…” over and over and over again. After about a dozen times of me saying “Banana who?” she’ll finally say “orange” [me: orange who] “Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?!” …and then I do everything in my power not to scream YES!!!
Um, hilarious. Next time, you should just do it and see what her reaction is. Can you imagine?!
Once upon a time there was joke land. Only those under the age of six were admitted . In this land ALL jokes made by the children inhabitants were hilarious . Those above the age of 15 were not admitted so, they never understood the secret language of the joke land inhabitants.
And that’s the truth.
Thank god there is an explanation. Am I allowed to share the wisdom, or is this a secret truth revealed only the the noble few?
LOL, knock knock jokes recently became an obsession in OUR house too! Check out this post: http://stephicakes.com/2012/03/12/what-the-heck-happened-to-the-wemmomade/
And why are they so funny? Especially the ones that really aren’t funny. They somehow manage to be the funniest.
I’m off to check out your post now. Cheers!
Still waiting for Son 2 to get the hang of comedic timing.
Yeah, I’m not counting on it happening any time soon. Which is good, because her bad comedy is really kind of good comedy.
Cheers!
Are there any parents out there who have not thought that same thought at least once ?
Surely not. Or at least not any sane parents.
Thanks for checking out my stories, Jo. Happy Saint Patty’s Day! Cheers!
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