And Then I Stepped in Gum . . .

Scenes from Our Life

At dinner at Outback Steakhouse last night, Katie and Ian were fine-tuning their standup routines. Ian started with the only joke he knows, which cracks him up every time.

"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Fwor."
"Floor who?"
"Fwor-da!" (Florida)

Katie gets in on the action:

"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Pencil."
"Pencil who?" (Yes, we've heard this one a million times too.)
"Pencil-vania!"

Much childish laughter. Dave spurs them on a bit with his patented "Car Talk" guys laugh.

Katie goes for another one:
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Miss -- no, wait, this one's funnier -- mouse."
"Mouse who?"
"Mouse-assippi!"

Ah, ha, ha. Now it's Ian's turn. Little Mr. Copycat starts out:

"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Mouse."
"Mouse who?"
"Mouse -- uh -- uh," searching his memory, "MOUSE-AVANIA!"

Hysterical laughter (genuine, this time) ensued from all parties. I love it when I get the giggles from my own kids.

posted by Jennifer Morgan, at 7:35 AM