Overheard at My House « Colourful Threads

Overheard at my House – New Jokes

By Jennifer, on July 27th, 2010%

My five year old is trying to figure out how jokes work:

Why did the fish cross the road?

To get to the sea.

It’s funny because fish can’t walk.

Do you want to hear another one?

By Jennifer, on July 10th, 2010%

Doviegirl: Daddy says I can make cafe mochas if I call it espresso and not expresso.

Me: Does that mean you can make nucular bombs if you pronounce them nuclear?

Lost: Yes, but only if you trade your pete peeve in for a pet peeve.

It seemed funnier at the time. You probably have to . . . → Read More: Overheard at my House – Grammar Nazi Triumph

By Jennifer, on July 7th, 2010%

My daughter posted this on her blog:

LittlePage3: Can we have ice cream cones?

MrsPages: Yes, after dinner.

LittlestPage: Can we have ice cream on them?

By Jennifer, on November 13th, 2009%

The LittlestOne and I were making dinner yesterday and while I stirred a bowl I guess I splashed her in the face.

Duck: You splashed me in the face.

Me: Oh I’m so sorry. Are you alright?

Duck (slowly and deliberately): It was very disappointing.

Me: Oh. Well I never want to disappoint you.

By Jennifer, on August 23rd, 2009%

Me: (As chess pieces are moved wildly around the board in an un-chess-like manner) What are you playing?

Lil_MisterIQ: Calvin Chess

Tiggerific: The only rule is not to say, “That’s against the rules.”

I apparently live in a comic!