Silly antics....pets, kids, etc.
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Whoami

Monday, June 10, 2002 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, there's a specific thread for dogs and cats, but for the most part I don't see a lot of discussions on what silly thing they just did.

I thought I'd start a thread where you can talk about any pet (heck, lets throw in kids too!), and the silly things they do.

Whoami

Monday, June 10, 2002 - 01:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Me first!!

My two boys do funny things all the time.

One was playing with a ball (bringing it to me to throw). He chased it and, bumped it, and it went behind a chair (between the chair and table). All he had to do was walk around to the back of the chair to get the ball (and he's smart enough to do it too). But, he just kept standing in front of the chair looking at the ball, then at me. It was clear he wanted me to get up and get the ball from it's spot for him cause he couldn't reach it from where he was standing. He kept looking back and forth at the ball and me. I told him to go behind the chair and get it. He decided to play "dumb dog" and kept looking back and forth. I finally told him, "use your problem solving skills." He very pointedly looked at the ball, and at me one more time, and I swear I heard him say, "I am." So, I got up and got the ball for him!!

The other dog has a game where he goes outside after they eat breakfast, and I hide his favorite toy. He then comes in, I close the back door, and he does a search of the house to find his toy. One day, he came in and started searching, and finally looked at me with his, "I can't find it," look on his face. So, I told him to go look down the hallway (I'd hidden it in the bathroom). He walked down the hallway, poked his head into the bathroom, and came back to me and let me know he still hadn't found it. So, I walked down the hallway with him and into the bathroom, and the toy was gone. We looked around for a minute or two, and I finally asked him, "did you come in when I wasn't looking and hide it somewhere else?" He got a gleam in his eyes, and a big doggie grin, and ran to the back door. I opened it, and he dashed out to the furthest corner of the yard and came back in with the toy! That rascal not only re-hid the toy, he came in and pretended to do a search for it, just to throw me off! Man, did he ever get me good!!

Those critters are a lot smarter than we give them credit for (and a lot smarter than they usually let on!).

Alaskagal

Monday, June 10, 2002 - 01:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL.
When we got our dog he was still a puppy. My husband thought he'd try to train him so he could be open fed. So we fed him and he cleaned that bowl so he fed him again, and again and again until the poor dog could eat no more. Our dog was so sick. We let him outside and he threw up everywhere. He whined for hours after that and my husband was so proud that he broke him and he'd be able to open feed him now. That night we went to bed and my husband slowly climbs into the bed and then jumps out as something had bit him. In the doorway was our puppy looking at my husband as if saying 'that's right'. I pulled back the covers during my hubby's cursing to see what the matter was to find that my dog had snuck under the covers and threw up at the foot of my husbands side of the bed to get him back.

Needless to say we don't open feed!!!

Pamy

Monday, June 10, 2002 - 06:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL!!! Those stories were great!!!
Here's the latest one from my 6 yr old...

My son(Dylan) was at a friend's house and they were playing with their space guns and a little plastic missle(about the size of a finger but skinnier) was shot in my son's mouth and he swallowed it. The next day Dylan goes "MOMMY Mommy!! the missle came out!!! I shot a missle out of my butt!!!!(He was just sooo proud!) I asked him if it hurt and he said 'No, but I had to push REAL hard!"

Babyruth

Monday, June 10, 2002 - 07:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
HAHA Funny stuff!

Our visiting 4 year old nephew was studying the odd collection of stuff on our fridge door and saw a photo of Elvis (part of a tacky magnet collection). He got excited and said, "I know who that is!" I was surprised he knew who Elvis was and asked him, "Who?".
He said, "That's that singer guy who died when he was on the potty!!"

Angelnikki

Monday, June 10, 2002 - 08:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lol babyruth and pamy LOL
thats funny man!!!!!!

Nashbag

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 03:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey all - i could use some assistance.
did not want to start a new thread - this one seemed OK for my "issue".

I have a family reunion coming up Labor Day weekend. It is more than just eating and visiting. We have a great raffle, and we even put on a show.

I have been asked to do a little bit that would be like "Kids say the Darndest Things".
It is a great idea, but since i do not have kids, i would love to get some ideas for questions.

We have ALL ages of kids to consider.

Any thoughts for questions i could ask?

i do not want to ask too much about the war or efforts surrounding - this is supposed to be a happy day. I could sak them who George Bush is though. Stuff like that.

i hope this doesnt bomb, because NOBODY wants to see me dance again!

:)

looking forward to any suggestions!

Dahli

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 03:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Nash - This came to me today in an email, and it's pretty cute, maybe you could do a similar bit to get things going...


A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class th first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders, but there are some good ones nonetheless their insight may surprise you.

Better to be safe than...............punch a 5th
grader.
Strike while the .....................bug is close.

It's always darkest before..........Daylight Savings Time.

Never underestimate the power of......termites.

You can lead a horse to water but...........how?

Don't bite the hand that.............looks dirty.

No news is..........................impossible.

A miss is as good as a...................mister

You can't teach an old dog new...............math.

If you lie down with dogs, you'll..........stink in the morning.

Love all, trust..........me.

The pen is mightier than the................pigs.

An idle mind is..................the bestway to relax.

Where there's smoke there's..............pollution.

Happy the bride who................gets all the
presents.

A penny saved is......................not much.

Two's company, three's.................the Musketeers.

Don't put off till tomorrow what............you put on to go to bed.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and ......you have to blow your nose.

There are none so blind as...........Stevie Wonder.

Children should be seen and not..........spanked or grounded.

If at first you don't succeed..................get new batteries.

When the blind leadeth the blind............get out of the way.

Grooch

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 06:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nash, go to the thought of the day thread.

Wink posted something similiar to what you are looking for. I think they asked kids "What is love?"

There were some pretty good answers there.

Pamy

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 06:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
get Rosie Odonnell's book..Kids are Punny, that should give ya a ton of ideas
Don't forget to tell us how it went and what some of the answers were!!!

Nashbag

Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks everybody - what terrific ideas.

I am really looking forward to it. I just hope i can get the kids to sit still for twenty minutes.

I will get the book, and look at the other thread for ideas.
I will tell you all how it went

thanks again - i am very grateful.

nash

Abbynormal

Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 10:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Friends of ours have a 3 yr old boy who likes to play dress-up. A few weeks ago we were visiting and he comes outside in a mis-matched pair of his mothers high heels. He says something to his mother and she says "Ok, princess." He turns to her and yells, "Don't call me princess! Call me princess Jasmine!!"