Eleanor and August have both started telling knock knock jokes, and they both always end with the same punchline. It started with E a couple of days ago, when Brandon tried to teach her the concept.
E: Knock knock!
Us: Who’s there?
E: Poo-poo tea pasta booty! (This is a favorite phrase of hers.)
Us: Poo-poo tea pasta booty, who?
E: MOM! *fake laughter*
Now, August is a man of action, not words. He’s going through a language explosion right now, picking up a new word every other day or so, but I was surprised at breakfast the other day when I realized he was trying to tell a knock knock joke.
A: Knock knock!
Us: Who’s there?
A: Mmf pheatuw cat glarbo. (?)
Us: *unsure* Mmf pheatuw cat glarbo, who?
A: *real laughter* MOM!
“Poo-poo tea pasta booty” made me snarf my iced coffee and now my nose burns. THANKS FOR THAT.
It’s a pretty excellent phrase! She’s been using it for months.
Ha! Yeah, it took my kids a looong while to get the true hang of knock-knock jokes and puns. But I love that your kids’ punchline is basically, “YOUR MOM!” :-)
I know! Right up to my face and dis me.
Hilarious. My (otherwise) smart five-year-old cannot comprehend joke punchlines. Her knock-knock jokes are SO BAD–but I felt more hope for her future at cocktail parties when her friend told an equally terrible knock knock joke. I guess it takes a while to understand word play.
My seven year old daughters are not much better either!
Ha! We still laugh at the joke my brother used to tell when he was about Eleanor’s age. Knock knock. Who’s there? Dwayne. Dwayne who? Dwayne the bathtub, I’m dwowning. ;)
this is so sweet and funny!
I love that the punch line is “Mom!” That’s usually the case.
Ha!
That is too funny. Definitely one to write down and remember! = ) And maybe to bring up at her wedding.
I think that’s cute story. What a excellent sport you must be to take it from them. :)
I’m having our 2nd in July and I can’t wait to see how the kids will interact – I know it’s going to be special and make for memories like what you’ve written about here.
I have nothing to say but hahahahaha.
So great. :)
I think it’s official. Bathroom humor is what unites us as a people. It transcends the lines of gender, race, and class.
That, and “your mom” jokes.
Somewhere over christmas, my 3 year old picked up the following joke:
“What snowmans eat?”
…
“Snowflaaaaaaaaaaakes”
Never gets old, apparently. I tried to adjust it to “What do snowmen eat for breakfast?” but he likes his version better :)
This made me giggle as my children (4 1/2 and a very verbal almost 2) are both into the very same type of knock knock jokes.
This cracked me up! It’s such a fun stage / age. My daughter’s favorite knock knock joke at 3 was: Knock knock,Who’s there? Mickey Mouse’s underwear!!
I am more than seven times Eleanor’s age and I still can’t tell knock knock jokes properly. On one unintentionally hilarious occasion I got the punchline and the “who’s there?” line mixed up, and the joke was so much funnier.
My two are telling knock knock jokes all the time too! They usually make me tell one. And I’ve found saying something like “chicken” then clucking like a chicken gets the best laugh. Such a cute phase!
Love this! My nephew loves to tell jokes as well. He’s 5 years old, and the punchline for 98% of his jokes is “chicken butt.” Gotta love kids and their weird sense of humor!
So cute! Little humans do the funniest things. :) Sounds like they are keeping ya laughing around there!
I am so glad my kid isn’t the only one who uses poop and booty together on a regular basis in conversation. I thought it was a boy thing too…
Oh, this made me laugh. I love it!
Too funny! I love the illustrations of them.
I, too, have many upon many loved images saved onto my hard drive. You are not alone, my dear. I think you should go with your heart. You want blue and green – GO FOR IT!
My children also love silly knock-knock jokes.
Hahah, they are too cute. I love the knock knock jokes kids come up with. My daughter’s favorite joke, and the one she says a million times..”why did the banana go to the doctor? , “because he didn’t peel well”… she literally falls on the floor hysterically laughing.