Just A Funny

grandparent's humor

"You can't act that way." the grandma said

"I won't have you be a brat." said Pop

"Don't call me that!" Peyton pleaded. "That's not a nice thing to say."

"What do you think that means?" asked Pop

"It's a girl without a father!" She said with authority.

"No silly, it means you aren't acting nice."

The moment you realize everyone is talking about something different. lol

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

To quote the movie, Cool Hand Luke--"What we have here is a failure to communicate". Being understood is often not easy.

[Cherrie Palmer]

You got that right and I've quoted that movie before.

[Neville]

Now that is funny, very funny. Not every one can capture this kind of observational experience and mold a cohesive little story around it...................I bet a few eyebrows were raised, am still smiling at the thought.......

[Cherrie Palmer]

one day when she was 6. i was being silly and called Matt, Buster.
So Peyton says: "Can I say that?'
and at the same time we both say "yes"
So She looks at her Grandpa and says:
"Ya old B*****d."
We both yell "no, it's Buster." and begin to laugh

[Neville]

Hell yeah, good un.....

[alanwgraham]

You've illustrated in a witty way how words can be a barrier between us and lead to misunderstanding.
Perhaps we should all take a course in communication skills!
Regards,
Alan

[Cherrie Palmer]

We assume kids know what so many things mean. It's always funny when you discover what they are thinking

[Ghost]

We (everyone) takes something said in many different ways, this was a cute way of showing that.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Yes, people do misunderstand more than we would think. Thank you

[R.E. Ray]

That is funny, Cherrie! What a humorous illustration about how we so often misinterpret what others say, or don't speak clearly enough. You made every reader think about at least one word, yet you never had to say it. Very clever. Nice work!

[Cherrie Palmer]

What makes it truly funny is it happened last week. Kids you never really know what they are thinking