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Befuddling Child Utterances
« on: 01 April, 2008, 04:38:02 am »
Anders and I were out for a walk. Ahead, he saw a cat. He called to it, and it stopped for a moment, looked at him, and then went on.

A: "Well, one time it recognized me. Maybe it has indonesia."
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #1 on: 01 April, 2008, 09:19:57 am »
My friend took her 4 year old daughter, Abbey, to the doctors as she has developed a rash.  As they were about to go out of the door Abbey turns tail and declares that she had forgotted Veronica (a furbee cat thing I had bought her).  My friend assumed she wanted Veronica for comfort so allowed her to take the toy along. 

They were called in to see the doctor, who smilled and asked what he could do for them.  Before my friend could speak, Abbey presented Veronica to the doctor and said 'My cat is poorly, it doesn't poop.  I think Veronica is constipood'

Luckily the doctor had a sense of humour, gave the cat a prentend injetion to relieve her constipootion and then treated Abbey's rash.

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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #2 on: 01 April, 2008, 09:51:57 am »
Sorry I don't have a contribution but I am SO glad to see this thread reborn on here. It has given me loads of happy moments over there in the past.

Love that last one Elleigh.

Scott, thank Anders for his numerous contributions.

alan

Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #3 on: 01 April, 2008, 09:58:35 am »
Turning the clock back 28 years to Simon aged 4...

Me  Where do get milk from?
Simon  Cows
Me   Where do get eggs from?
 Simon Chickens
Me    Where do you get bacon from?
 Simon  Out of the fridge

I still chuckle about it now ;D

Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #4 on: 01 April, 2008, 03:14:14 pm »
Scott, thank Anders for his numerous contributions.

 :)  He does keep things interesting. Although a few of the recent ones have been so bizarre that I hesitate to post them.  :-\
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« Reply #5 on: 01 April, 2008, 07:32:58 pm »
Scott, thank Anders for his numerous contributions.

 :)  He does keep things interesting. Although a few of the recent ones have been so bizarre that I hesitate to post them.  :-\
Oh go on - we look forward to his pronouncements. :-*
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #6 on: 01 April, 2008, 07:39:00 pm »
Oh go on - we look forward to his pronouncements. :-*

Oh, OK.  ;)

Here's the latest one, which I put on ACF briefly, then yanked as I realized it might make people think (the internet being the way it is....) that I was some sort of weirdo...I'm not, it's just what he said...

Anders: "Dad, I love you to infinity and beyond!"
Scott: "I love you, too, buddy."
A: "Is that how far you love me?"
S: "Yes it is!"
A: <pauses to think> "What if somebody else got inside my skeleton who was my same size?"
S: <is confused; then pauses to find way to avoid "would you love somebody else better?" conversation> "Uhh...well...how would they do that?"
A: <pause; light goes on>  brightly: "They'd come up through the bottom!"

 ???  :o
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #7 on: 01 April, 2008, 09:33:55 pm »
Anders and I were out for a walk. Ahead, he saw a cat. He called to it, and it stopped for a moment, looked at him, and then went on.

A: "Well, one time it recognized me. Maybe it has indonesia."

Obviously not a Siamese..

..d
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #8 on: 02 April, 2008, 12:14:44 pm »
Lewis when about 4 years old went with his grandparents to the local Wacky Warehouse ( http://www.wackywarehouse.co.uk/). When he got back he told me that Grandad had taken him to the Wacky Whorehouse :o.

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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #9 on: 02 April, 2008, 11:24:29 pm »
My wife was looking at soem exercise books and DVDs on Amazon. Daughter, age 11 who should know better, misread the title.

"why does mum what a book about 'Pirates for Dummies'?"

Exercises are now referred to as Pirates in this household...
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #10 on: 03 April, 2008, 12:00:53 am »
Anders, about to throw his paper airplane, just shouted "Arrow diaper-rash forest-burner!!!"
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #11 on: 03 April, 2008, 12:18:07 pm »
Not really befuddling, but made me smile, just got this email from Mrs T:
<Note Mrs T is at home today preparing the kitchen ready for painting, and is listening to music served up as random playlists from our Mythtv box>
was playing the music and something "thrash metal" like came on............ i fast fwd it and Izzie pipes up "Mummy why did you turn that off?" I said "Because i didn't like it" to which izz replies " Well i liked it mummy, put it back on please............" needless to say it hasn't gone back on!!
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #12 on: 07 April, 2008, 04:45:50 pm »
Yesterday we were out for a walk/birding trip with Anders at a natural area near Richmond (no, not that Richmond, our Richmond), and we saw some golden-crowned kinglets. We were joking with Anders and calling him the "blonde-crowned kinglet." He said "Dad, you're the black-and-silver crowned kinglet."  :-\
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #13 on: 10 April, 2008, 07:28:30 pm »
When asked what fire is for my son replied "for keeping warm and burning down houses"

Words shall be had with the nursery

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« Reply #14 on: 10 April, 2008, 07:48:53 pm »
Yeah, we've had few surprises like that, too. "Where in the world did you hear that?!?"  :)
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« Reply #15 on: 11 April, 2008, 10:14:55 pm »
Recent befuddling utterance "Daddy, more lettuce please" from a 2 year old who
thinks anything green is decoration rather food (snot excepted natch).

This is from the same kid who commented that I was wearing my "bike knees" when he saw me in cycle shorts recently...

Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #16 on: 11 April, 2008, 10:28:26 pm »
lettuce frequently  *is* a decoration when you're 2...  :-\
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #17 on: 12 April, 2008, 08:00:14 am »
"Let's play superheroes, I'll be Superman and you can be stuck in a cave then I'll come and rescue you"

So I got in the cave (under the dining room table) and called for help

"Oh no!" says my son "You're really trapped. I can't help you. You'll have to stay there forever"

Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #18 on: 13 April, 2008, 11:54:40 pm »
I have no idea where this came from:

Anders: "Dad--when poor people and rich people meet, and poor people go where rich people roam, then if the poor people pick a dandelion, the rich people get mad at them. It's just a dandelion! Or a cool rock."
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« Reply #19 on: 14 April, 2008, 11:15:40 am »
Anders should have column in the Guardian!

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« Reply #20 on: 14 April, 2008, 11:17:21 am »
Whilst testing out the new child seat on the bike:

"Ride down that hill now daddy"
"no, I don't think so"
"Why not, it'll be fun"
"Because daddy will have to then ride back up it, dragging your weight with him"
"Oh well maybe next time we can?"
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #21 on: 15 April, 2008, 05:00:35 am »
Anders's question of the day:

"Dad--how did everything happen in the past?"

Ummm....where do I start?!?
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« Reply #22 on: 15 April, 2008, 05:01:11 am »
Anders should have column in the Guardian!

He keenly feels any injustice, especially those involving cool rocks.
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Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #23 on: 15 April, 2008, 06:33:42 pm »
Anders's question of the day:

"Dad--how did everything happen in the past?"

Ummm....where do I start?!?


You did explain, I hope...
Getting there...

Re: Befuddling Child Utterances
« Reply #24 on: 15 April, 2008, 06:36:33 pm »
Anders's question of the day:

"Dad--how did everything happen in the past?"

Ummm....where do I start?!?


You did explain, I hope...

Explain?!? I'm still writing the preface....
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