More Nephew Adventures

So, last weekend I headed home to the magical land of Green Bay to spend some quality time with the family for Thanksgiving. At one point, I got into a conversation with my nephew, Dominic. It turns out that he's added some new skills to his repertoire. Here's how that conversation went:

Dom: "Aunt Laura, let's tell jokes!"

Me: "Ok - you go first."

Dom: "Knock Knock!"

Me: "Who's there?"

Dom: "Chicken crossing the road."

Me: "... Chicken crossing the road who?"

Dom: "Chicken crossing the road because he thought it was a light!"

Wow. What a master. Look how he took two completely different genres of jokes and blended them together into something new! Outstanding. At this point he collapsed into a fit of laughter. I decided to try to tell him one, but could only think of one stupid knock, knock joke to tell. But hey - he's five. What are the odds that he's already heard it?

Me: "Knock, knock."

Dom: "Who's there?"

Me: "Orange."

Dom: "Orange who?"

Me: "Orange you going to answer the door?"

Dom (with a completely straight face): "... Not funny."

Well geez! Tough room. I can see his point, though - that joke sucks. Being quick on my feet I decided to try to tell one using his newly patented joke format.

Me: "Knock, knock."

Dom: "Who's there?"

Me: "Your mom crossing the road."

Dom: "Your mom crossing the road who?"

Me: "Your mom crossing the road... with your dad!"

Dom (as he cracks up laughing and falls to the floor): "That's hilarious!"

Your damn right that's hilarious. Honestly, I can't wait to see what he comes up with next.