Dialogue of the day

Ashley: *MOM*. . . there's a show called Looney Tunes on and we were wondering if it's safe to watch.

Mom: Yes, it's fine.

Ashley: Great! . . .Hey guys, Mom said it was okay!

Jon: I remember the old days when these guys were babies.
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More 4th grade humor

Question:

In what ways was Jerffrey Magee's life traumatic?

Brandon's answer:

Jeffrey Magee's life was traumatic because his parents died when he was 3 and he became an orphan. He also had to go live with his aunt Dot and uncle Dan who were very strict. Also, he had to go to school.

A funny journal entry

I found this entry in Brandon's school journal. It's not dated, but it's from at least three spelling-tests ago, so I'm guessing it's circa (roughly) the-last-week-of-October. The writing prompt was "What makes a good friend?"

Brandon writes:

Ismail is my best friend. We play capture the flag together and when Ismail or me are team captains, we choose each other first. So far, we've been team captains twice. The first time the score was 2-3, so we won. But last time it was 4-1, so we lost.

Me and Ismail also play soccer and football. Sometimes we even play made-up games, such as get the ball in the hoop, or maybe even one-legged race. He almost always helps me win and I help him. He's also honest and loyal. I haven't figured out if he's trustworthy, so I'll ask him.

10-year old quote of the day

Brandon: Mom, why are you wearing Dad's green shirt?

Mom: I can't find my pajama shirt, so I'm borrowing one of Dad's T-shirts.

Brandon: Oh. You actually do look kind of like Dad in that shirt. Except. . . you should be on the couch playing your Perfect World video game and watching foolishness [TV]. . .instead of sitting here talking to me.

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I laughed harder than I have in a long, long time.

7-year-old quote of the day:

When asked about phonogram dictation:

(and the words alone can't do justice to the way it rolled off his tongue)

"She told me it all and I done it."

It's such perfect description of dictation - from a first-grader's standpoint, and he minced no words. I just had to laugh.

More things that make me smile. . .

You'd probably have to be a fellow Star Trek fan to fully appreciate these two clips. . . but here they are. Before there was any such thing as YouTube, these were filed away in my head -- and the recollection always made me smile. Both are from TNG episode Qpid.

10 Year Old Quote of the Day:

Picture this:

Brandon's Mom and Dad working together to figure out answers to the hardest homework we've seen to date. Riddle-type homophone questions that might even stump a senior well-prepped for the SAT. For example: "to destroy light beams" Answer: raze rays . . .Or: "what is a terrible container made of glass?" Answer: vile vial . . .How about "an underage digger?"

Sheesh.

Anyway, Brandon is writing away on his newest gaming guide while Karlon and I work on these things for well over a half-hour. Every now and then I hand Brandon the paper and he writes the two words - spelled out for him, letter-for-letter, even -- and gives it back. As he was handing it back to me about the fifteenth time, he says, absently (and maybe you had to be there):

"This is why I don't like hard work."