Knock-Knock Jokes

I almost forgot to write about this: on our drive back from Minnesota last week, you told me your first joke.

It was a knock-knock joke. You don't quite have a grasp of the entire structure of a knock-knock joke yet, but you were close. Out of the blue, from the backseat you said:

"Knock-knock!"

(Me, surprised) "Um... who's there?"

"A skunk!"

Oh, you giggled with glee after delivering that punchline! And you were so proud that you cracked me, up, too... how cool is it to tell a joke and have the other person actually laugh?

So we spent quite a while going back and forth telling these silly knock-knock jokes.

Daddy: "Knock-knock!"

Adessa: "Who's there?

Daddy: "Stinky, smelly cheese!"

That had you howling with delight. And you then told me a whole series of knock-knock jokes where the punchline was "stinky, smelly" something. Stinky, smelly trees. Stinky, smelly Bella. Stinky, smelly shoes. Stinky, smelly diaper. Stinky, smelly sky.

Since then, when we're in the car, we've been telling these knock-knock jokes to each other on a regular basis. Fun way to pass the time on a long drive.

Daddy