THE DAILY GROANER - March 30, 2015

Good Morning Groanies,

I brought up "kid speak" a few issues ago, please check out that issue here: What Is This Kid Saying?

Here are your wonderful reader comments... and my comments on your comments. All good stuff. Trust me.

Steve, Your anecdote reminds me of my younger daughter. She had slight lisp and had trouble pronouncing some words. Wife and I were worried once when she said she had trouble with "her puss." We were ready to take her to the doctor before we realized she couldn't say "purse" properly. -Max
[So glad that you got that figured out. You know an awkward situation was right around the corner.]

He is talking about Lightning McQueen from the Movie Cars. -suzyq
[The Case is Solved!!! Thank you so much.]

Hello Steve
You have done what my dad did not, record how I pronounced things in my own toddler understanding. Right now I cannot quite recall but I bet that you can remember how you pronounced things at your son's age. If I recall something I will let you know. The humor is genuine and I hope others can share their experiences of their toddler language. -Jay
[I used to call 'cheese balls' 'deebos'. It drove my mom nuts until she literally went through every item of food in the house to solve the riddle. This story makes me hungry for deebos. If you can remember your past pronunciations, please send them my way.]

What in the world is Culvers? -Dean
[Culver's is a fast food chain that actually cooks its burger rather than heating them up in a microwave. Delicious!]

Hey Steve - our little Stevie used to wake me each am
asking for "Rice Crappies" & his sister wanted "Ritz
Pukers" & cheese for lunch. "Shoo bum" was gum; "Ass
cream" was, well, Of Course - ICE cream." & I won't have
to tell you what they screamed for instead of their "baby
spoon" to eat with - that starts with an "F!" And til they
were almost 3, I was 'Bummy" & Dad was "Baddy." Kids!!
-Shirley
["Shoo Bum", "Ass cream", "Bummy"? I see a pattern here.]

Groaningly yours,
Steve

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*-- Q and A Quickies --*
Q: What happens to a refrigerator when you pull its plug?

A: It loses its cool.


Q: What did King Tut say when he was scared?

A: I want my mummy!


*-- That's A Lot of Fish --*
Diane buys a hundred goldfish. There are so many of them that she decides to keep them in her bathtub. One day she invites her friend Lauren over to see all her beautiful goldfish.

Lauren is impressed, and remarks, "They surely are beautiful, but what do you do when you want to take a bath?"

Diane replies, "I blindfold them."


*-- More Q and A Quickies --*
Q: What did the British driver say to the one-legged hitch-hiker with no arms and three eyes?

A: "Aye-aye-aye, you look 'armless. Hop in."


Q: Why did the Blonde climb up on the roof?

A: Because she heard that the drinks were on the house.

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