I did not see that ending coming
October 23, 2012 @ 2:46 pm | Filed under: These People Crack Me Up
The girls told me they’d seen a dead opossum on their walk.
“It was so sad, Mom. Just lying there.”
[sorrowful pause]
“So we named it Commander O’Possum. He was Irish, you see.”
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At 4:39 pm
Andrea said:
One afternoon I was driving a passel of boys somewhere. Out of nowhere, a squirrel darted out from shrubbery and HURLED HIMSELF under the wheels of my car (to my shrieking dismay). The only thing that could have made this worse? The second squirrel, frozen, watching us from the side of the road.
The second child (following my stricken gaze) immediately pipes up, “That’s Tony. You just killed his best friend. Also, Tony. Because all squirrels are named Tony.”
At 5:42 pm
MelanieB said:
I love your girls. How long till this story shows up in a Thicklebit?
At 6:00 pm
tanita said:
*shrieking with laughter*
Yes, they named the dead Irish opossum. As one does…
At 8:03 pm
Dori said:
Oh! lol! I’m not quite sure whether to laugh or cry! I’ll laugh! : )
At 6:58 am
Ellie said:
**giggle-snort**
Also: I think our children must be related.
At 5:53 pm
Jeanne said:
Irish, eh? Well-read girls you’ve got there.