Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Child Logic

Scene:  The kitchen.  A has just pulled down a series of "educational" materials produced by J.  

J (squatting down to A's level):  Hey, A, can you point to the octagon?

A (sprawled out on the floor):  That one.  (Points to octagon.)

J:  Very good.  Can you point to the triangle?

A:  Thinking.  (Points to triangle.)

M (sitting at the dining nook table):  A, why is that one a triangle?

A:  Because it's purple.  

J (hitting forehead):  Uhgh.

M:  It's always good to ask these things.  (Miming a university admissions officer) "Why is this one a triangle?"  (Miming a hapless high school senior)  "Because it's always the first item in the answers."



Today A and I were singing various songs with "Hey Ho" in them.

J:  "Ho-ho-hosanna! Ho-zan-na-na-nana! Ho-ho-hosanna! Ho-zan-na-na-nana!"
A:  "Hey Ho!  Blow the man down!"
J:  "Hey Ho!  To the Greenwood now let us go!"
A:  "Oh blow Susannah down!  I've come from Alabama..."

At this point we dissolved into giggles because blowing Susannah down was pretty darn funny.

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