September 11, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
This morning I am off to the 3rd grade breakfast, where one Monkeypants McGee will be part of “Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader?” Only one kid was picked from each class, so naturally we’re very proud and can’t wait to see him smoke a few of the other parents.
Last night we were going over practice questions, and he kept having trouble with the branches of the U.S. government and types of rocks. He kept insisting the government was made up of the Executive, Jubilant, and Legislative branches. Which was sort of adorable. (But wrong. The beatings helped, though.)
Finally, we were just about done, and I said, “Oh, by the way, Monkey… WHAT ARE THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT?”
He straightened right up and proudly declared:
“The EXECUTIVE, the JUDICIAL, and the SEDIMENTARY!”
I think he may be on to something, frankly.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:04 am
He’s definitely on to something. Smart Boy!
September 11th, 2008 at 8:26 am
LOL!!!! I think he’s right.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:32 am
That child is BRILLIANT. Seriously.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:37 am
So he IS paying attention! Nice work, Mir!
September 11th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Haha! Great job, Monkeypants! :D
September 11th, 2008 at 8:40 am
There would be a whole less fighting between the political parties if the concern was just over the Jubilant.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Kids say the smartest and funniest thing!!! How clever is he!! Really, you should be proud, Mammy:)
September 11th, 2008 at 8:48 am
That’s so awesome!
September 11th, 2008 at 8:50 am
*snort* Too funny! You should be very proud. :)
September 11th, 2008 at 8:53 am
It certainly explains the collection of fossils ’round some parts.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Heh. Confusing Congress with rocks? Priceless indeed.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Cute! That boy is a funny one. Gets his good sense of humor from his momma!
September 11th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Or the SEDENTARY.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:30 am
When I run for President, I want him for my running mate.
Dad/Monkey 2012!
Maybe that won’t work. I’ll be too old and he’ll still be only 12.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:31 am
HA! That totally cracked me up! Good luck Monkey!
September 11th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Haha.. seriously.. best accidental joke ever.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
If I were Monkey’s teacher, I would totally give him credit for that answer. Way to go, Monkey!
September 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
I bet he pictures a filibuster as some sort of mining operation…
September 11th, 2008 at 9:57 am
And the sedimentary branch…it rocks. Ha ha. I geeked even myself out.
***GROAN***
September 11th, 2008 at 10:13 am
When is comes to the U.S. government, are you sure it shouldn’t be “sedentary”? (Rim-shot! Tip your waitress!)
(Oops, I see All Adither beat me to it.)
September 11th, 2008 at 10:14 am
No Monkey, that’s the “SEDENTARY” branch. ;)
September 11th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Out of the mouths of babes!
September 11th, 2008 at 10:36 am
That… just explains so much about our government.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Speaking of kids saying the darnedest things, one day my daughter asked me what type of bug something was, and I answered, “I don’t know, I’m not an entymologist.” Later that day I asked her something, and her smart butt said, “I don’t know, I’m not a” and she tried to say entymologist, but it came out sounding very like proctologist. So now whenever someone asks a question we answer, “I don’t know, I’m not a proctologist.”
And this will show how nerdy I am. Sometimes we play a game where we find big words in the dictionary, I will read them to her, and she will try to pronounce them. We’ve actually rolled on the floor laughing at some of her attempts. She will grow up regarding the dictionary as an endless source of amusement.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Ha! Sedimentary. You know, that explains a LOT. I’ve said that it seems like this politician or that one seems like they have a head made out of rock, but I was joking.
Or was I?
September 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Steven Colbert, watch your back! lol
September 11th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I think we should give Monkey and Chickie a Late Night Show for kids. It could air at say…8/7c. On Nick. They would totally rock the ratings!
September 11th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I’m totally voting for Dad/Monkey as write in candidates in November!!! = ) I love your blog & your family rocks (ha! I wasn’t even trying to do that pun!!)
September 11th, 2008 at 11:45 am
that is sooo cute and funnY!!
September 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Hilarious!
September 11th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I love it!
September 11th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
What a talented boy…he’s going to take them all down because ten bucks says most parents can’t even answer this question! Cool!
HM
September 11th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
OMG! I just spit my iced tea onto my monitor! That is one funny Monkey! I can’t wait to hear how he smoked the grown-ups today!!! <3
September 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
True story fellow teacher told me today:
Kid: Mrs., how do you spell “penis?”
Teacher: What?!
Kid: How do you spell “penis?”
Teacher: What are you trying to write, honey?
Kid: Well….I already have the “hap-,” now I need to know how to spell “-piness.”
September 11th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
LMAO - too good! He’s definitely on to something - how did he do?!
September 11th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
He’s wise beyond his years, that Monkey!
And, Kailani — you need to submit that to Reader’s Digest or PARENTS magazine or something. That is priceless!
September 11th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I think he should get points for editorial content.
I thought it was judicial, two idiots, and a bunch of idiots.
September 12th, 2008 at 4:26 am
Sedimentary pretty well describes Congress over a long period of time now. We’ve gotten about as much meaningful legislation out of them as a pile of rocks.
But I don’t think anyone has looked at a stodgy old Supreme Court Justice and had the word Jubilant spring to mind, unless it was time for lunch after hours of hearing testimony, or Bush appointees had some Constitution to rewrite!
September 15th, 2008 at 1:33 am
Sometimes the things you write about are so funny and/or cute, I think you made them up:-)