Monday, September 17, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

C: "What is gluton?"

Dad: "It's found in grains."

C: "Wow! I bet zombies like gluton then!"

Dad: "Grains, honey. Not brains."

- C (age 11)

Saturday, June 02, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

"I love you 'many veries' much."

- C (age ten)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

C: "I'm not afraid of zombies, Dad."

Dad: "Why not?"

C: "Because I'm really good at making friends."

- C (age ten)

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

Watching the Monty Python and the Holy Grail scene where the little white rabbit causes Sir Robin to soil his armor, then soil it again... "Wait a minute. How can you do that twice?" - C (age ten)

Kids say the darndest things!

"I don't like the circle of life right now, Dad." - C (age ten)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

Today, C fell down rather dramatically while getting ready for school. She wasn't hurt. Dad: "Wow. You ok? What happened?" C (pulling on the back of her pants): "I fell down in a really heavy backpack holding a Post-It note with really wedgy pants!" - C (age ten)

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

Took C to Starbucks this morning and on the way back she asked me about a new building being constructed downtown.

C: "Dad, what are they building there?"

Dad: "A new hotel."

C: "Why? There's nothing cool here!

- C (age ten)

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

C: "I'm going to draw a picture of the devil." Dad: "Ok. What do you think he looks like?" C: "I think the devil is probably a girl." - C (age ten)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!


C: "Dad, I'm trying to call my friend's house and it won't let me talk to her. All I get is this strange buzz buzz buzz!"

Dad (listening):  "Ah, that's a busy signal."

C: "What's a busy signal?"

- C (age ten)

Kids say the darndest things!

Conversation between Dad and C this morning:

Dad: "C, did you know that King Henry VIII was called "Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith and of the Church of England and also of Ireland in Earth Supreme Head"?

C: "Wow. Why did he have to use so many words to describe himself?"

Dad: "I don't know. Probably to match his ego."

C: "What's an ego?"

Dad: "An ego is what you think of yourself. Someone who thinks they are better than everyone else can be said to have a large ego."

C: "Oh. You mean like the KKK? They think the white race is better than everyone else."

Dad: "Huh?"

- C (age ten)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Kids say the darndest things!

C, listening to episode 5 of "The Tudors", in which King Henry VIII berates his sister for marrying without his permission:

"Is that dude psycho?"

- C (age ten)