Jaycinth said:
Thanks for letting me borrow your brain.
Now I need to figure how to end this thread so I don't annoy folks.
I always tell a joke. Since this is a board about writing for kids, here's a joke starring a kid. (Wow, like there aren't plenty of those, huh?)
The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem. He dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a child's whispered, "Hello?"
Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster, the boss asked, “Is your daddy home?"
"Yes," whispered the small voice.
"May I please talk with him?" the man asked.
To the surprise of the boss, the small voice whispered, "No."
Not trusting a small child with an important message, the boss asked, "He must be busy. Is your mommy there?"
"Yes," came the soft answer.
"May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered, "No."
Knowing that it was not likely that a young child would be left home alone, the boss decided he would just leave a message with the person who should be there watching over the child. "Who is there besides you?"
"A policeman," whispered the child.
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?"
"No, he's busy," whispered the child.
"Busy doing what?” asked the boss, with mounting impatience.
"Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the fireman," came the whispered answer.
Growing concerned as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the ear piece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
"A hello-copper," answered the whispering voice.
"What is going on there?" asked the boss, now alarmed.
In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The fireman says the search team just landed the hello-copper."
Alarmed, the boss asked, "Why are they there? What are they searching for?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied along with a muffled giggle, "They're looking for me."
Maryn, her dimple showing when she smiles
