Ca. 1959: My brother Chris, then 5½, and my brother Ian, a year-and-a-half Chris' junior, are in the backseat of a car. A radio report is playing, something about a hurricane.
Ian: Mom, why do all the hurricanes have girl's names?
Chris: Because, dummy, if they had boy's names, they wouldn't be called "hurricanes." They'd be called "himmicanes!"
Ca. one hour ago: My mom is reading Piper (now 5) a "Magic Treehouse" book that takes place on the HMS Titanic.
Piper: Why do they keep calling it a "she?"
Mom: I don't know why that is. Ships are always called "she."
Me: (from a nearby table, in front of the computer) I could look it up....
Piper: Maybe it's because it's a ship ... and "ship" sounds like "she."
Mom: Oh my.
Me: I don't think I can't come up with a better explanation than that.
1 comment:
Lollerskates.
But what are the real answers then?
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