Daily Archives: January 27, 2009

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Mama loves preschool jokes.

My absolute favorite part of being a mom is watching my kids grow and develop. God packed each of them with an infinite number of gifts, talents and surprises. Every day a little more emerges! I am priviledged to be able to witness it. Lately, both kids have been testing their funny bones. I do not understand the humor of preschoolers, but I love hearing them laugh at their own jokes. They’re hysterical! The kids, not the jokes. In an effort to highten their humor receptors, I taught them the Richard Orange knock-knock joke. Haven’t heard it? Oh, it’s a doozy. It goes like this:

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Richard.
Richard who?
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Richard.
Richard who?
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn’t say ‘Richard?’

Oh, I know you’re rolling in the aisles right now, but to a five-year-old that’s a pretty funny joke. And to the adults listening, it makes much more sense than “How do trees talk? With their mouths!” Yes, unfortunately, that is Ellie’s favorite joke right now. Actually she loves all nonsensical stories of inanimate objects talking. She laughs so hard, she gives herself the hiccups. However, since I told her the Richard Orange joke, there’s a new king in town. Here’s how she tells it.

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Richard.
Richard who?
Richard.
Richard who?
Richard.
Richard who?
Richard.
Richard who?
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Strawberry.
Strawberry who?
Orange you glad I didn’t say ‘Richard?’

It’s like a stuck record that eventually skips to the next song! I love it. What I love most, though, is that these two can make each other laugh over the silliest things, things that make absolutely no sense to me, but they find to be the most outrageous, hysterical things. I’ve told you about how they’re best friends. Well, it definitely shows in their budding senses of humor. Mama loves it!

Your turn! What tickled your funny bone this week? What did God do or show you that made you smile? Leave it here in the comments or, if you blog about it, link back here, so we can check it out and rejoice with you!