For as long as I can remember, my dad has loved to read newspapers. I mean LOVED it. The man will read all once a month, once a week, quarterly, or daily publications he can get his hands on.
A lot of people can picture their dads in a recliner with a remote--well, I can picture that, too--but more prominent than that image is my dad sitting in a recliner with piles of newspapers around him. Even that newspaper smell of paper and ink reminds me of him.
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| imitating Papa |
Our son is in the learning-to-tell-a-joke phase. Many (okay, most) of his original ones don't make sense and we try teach him some old standards. One came to mind and I had the perfect theme for my dad's birthday dinner:
What's black and white and read all over?
A newspaper!
(insert wild four-year-old giggles here)  |
| hunted red, black, and white tableware and used shredded newspaper to decorate. Instead of tissue paper poms, I made them out of newspaper. |
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| Papa with his Lois Lane and Clark Kent |
We had a "super" time.
Okay, in that last photo, A and M look almost the same size!!!
ReplyDeleteYep. She's stretched out and he's curled up. Trust me. She hasn't grown that much!
DeleteAh, yes. I remember that joke-telling stage.
ReplyDeleteKristin (about 4, talking to Bill): Why did the chicken cross the road?
Bill (after a few seconds pause): I don't know. Why?
Kristin: To get to Mexico!
Bill: silence, confused frown on his face
Kristin: Ha! Gotcha, didn't I?
Bill (slowly, still confused): Yeah, you got me, alright.
That's pretty cute.
DeleteHe has one really funny joke he learned about a duck. I asked him if I could record him telling it. Five videos and a little sister who looked at the camera with a look of "what were you thinking?" later...and he still didn't tell the joke I wanted. I'm sure I'll the think the others are hilarious later.
Maybe.
Hold onto that Newspaper photo- it is priceless! I will start digging out some of my knock knock jokes to share- got a million of them!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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