Tonight With-a-Why was doing his homework right next to me while I was working at my desk. When I clicked over to my blog to read comments and admire once again Dr. MMmmmm's wonderful design, he saw the photo of himself dressed as the robot Bender. He hung over my shoulder saying, "You should let me read the story" until I gave up and let him read the post as well as the comments. Like Boy in Black, With-a-Why is a stickler for detail, and I sensed he was checking the story for accuracy.
With-a-Why: Mom!
Me: What is it?
With-a-Why: You got something wrong.
Me: What?
With-a-Why: It's not "Kiss my shiny metal ass."
With-a-Why: It's "Bite my shiny metal ass."
Me: I guess I remembered it wrong.
With-a-Why: You should change it.
Me: What? Doesn't it mean the same thing?
With-a-Why: I don't want people to think I would get a quote from Futurama wrong. People care about that kind of thing.
Me: Fine. I'll write a retraction.
With-a-Why: (reading the comments) How do people think you are funny?
Me: What do you mean?
With-a-Why: People say you are funny.
With-a-Why: But you aren't funny. We say funny things, and you just write it down.
Now THAT is funny.
ReplyDeleteI love how kids are so honest... too bad they grow up :)
ReplyDeletePS of course some do keep their candid honesty in their adult years.
OK, so you are observant of that which is humorous. And then you are compelling in the telling, which, IMHO, makes you funny.
ReplyDeleteWatch out, or you could be out of a job here!
ReplyDeletePriceless - Mom as scribe and plagarist!! That got a genuine out-loud belly laugh from me...
ReplyDeleteTalk about kids keeping you humble! Your family is a hoot.
ReplyDeleteThere's a new subtitle for your blog: Passing on the funny.
ReplyDeleteI forget which comedian it was, maybe Steven Wright, said he didn't, in fact,say funny stuff -- he just pointed out stuff we already knew was funny. "You already know this shit is funny," he said, "you just forgot to laugh at it."
ReplyDeleteHe said that was the genius of being a comedian -- knowing how to figure out what stuff folks forgot to laugh at.
So there you are.
Ok, now I officially adore With-a-Why. :-)
ReplyDeleteAh, but you know *which* things are funny!
ReplyDeleteI truly love that boy! That really is funny.
ReplyDeleteI love Pilgrim Heretic's new tag line! I definitely think you should add it!
ReplyDeleteHe is too funny. I agree that it is the telling of the story that was the most amusing. Plus, the fact that you got your leg stuck in his sleeve is PRETTY funny!
Now I'm starting to wonder if I'm funny.
ReplyDeleteHe came by his brains honestly!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I love With-A-Why. He is a scream.
ReplyDeleteyou aren't funny. We say funny things, and you just write it down.
ReplyDeleteNote to self: don't teach PK to read.
Ah, but you are the talent agent. Without you, they would have no public ;)
ReplyDeleteI love With-a-Why! Not only is he cute, he's funny!
ReplyDeleteWell, With-a-Why has a gift of both humor and honesty . . . oh to keep that when he's past 25!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and boys have taken to saying, "Is that going on the blog?"
ReplyDelete:)
Hh
oh, i love that!
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