Impartial and partially biased [England is evil 11]
I grow weary of the three little monkeys, and short of bananas after a few days, but it's only to be expected after experiencing the monkeys at “Longleat Safari park.” “Peanut butter mun keys! Peanut butter mun keys! Peanut butter mun keys!” he chants, oblivious and very, very busy.
“So how long do you think he’s going to keep going with this “ditty” then?” asks his Dad.
“No idea, as long as it takes I suppose.”
“Still it makes a refreshing change from…..” he covers his mouth to whisper “England is Evil.”
We both look at him as he jumps from chair to floor to fireplace in an endless un-tiring circuit, to see if he heard. It’s the third consecutive rainy day for a child that does not ‘do’ weather.
We pause. No fall out. He was probably to busy to hear. We glance at each other, happy not to have tripped his switch.
“So are you going to try some then?” I ask the moving target. Come along now my nifty little neophobic, you need some calories for all that cavorting!
“Wot?” he bellows.
“Some peanut butter?”
“I am hate peanut butter. Peanuts is poison!”
“I know, but since you've been saying peanut butter for days I thought you might be willing to give it another try?”
“No.”
“So………what's with the peanut butter monkeys then? Where did that come from?”
“Reeses.”
“Reeses? Reeses peanut butter cups? The candy?”
“No! The monkey.”
“I don't remember any……oh……Rhesus!”
“Yes, Reeses monkeys!”
“But you read the sign at Longleat. R-h-e-s-u-s. You said it out loud. We talked about them. Remember?”
“England Rhesus. America Reeses. England is evil!”
Dang!
Grateful thanks to “Angela” from “Memoirs of a Chaotic Mommy” for pointing out that I cannot count, I probably deserve the name ‘chaotic’ far more than she obviously and not obliviously, does!
July 21st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
that’s okay it was there….just disguised as another #8
Chaotic definitely fits.
Love the series though.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 am
He’s one smart dude! lol!
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 am
That’s awesome! He’s doing plays on words – I see the makings of a very clever writer!
No wonder there.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:08 am
I love this boy! LOVE!
Evan would say bits like this and then look at me and say “that is a double entendre muuuuuuuther, don’t you know?”
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:04 am
Hee hee! I would have thought of Reeses, too!
In fact. Now I’m *REALLY* thinking of those lovely, chocolatey peanut buttery cups…
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:11 am
haha, what a great kid. he’s so entertaining
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:36 am
Now THAT’S funny. Sandbagged by the boy, no less. Or as my kids used to chant, “The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round.”
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:36 am
LOL, he’s quite the wit these days!
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 am
What a clever little monkey he is!
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:15 am
LOL!!!! I love me some rhesus…um er…Reese’s.
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:52 am
He is AWESOME and the way you describe him is LOVELY. We see him and you and Dad! We are there with you in the moment. We get the humor, feel the frustration, and yet experience all of the beauty encapsulated in your lives together.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Oh, that is TOO clever. What an amazing guy. I’m going to have to add his pun to the joke collection… What do you call a monkey who likes peanut butter cups? A Rhesus monkey! (except I’ll never be able to tell the joke without thinking “England is evil!”)
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Little stinker! What a hoot! hahaha!
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Oh my gosh that is too funny. Odd how one can feel silly about something one really should not be able to figure out. I feel like this often.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Thanks for stopping by my place. It’s been a pleasure reading through your posts. Autism even in it’s “lesser” form, Asperger’s, is challenging. And yet I can see as I read through your posts, the underlying joy and love we share for our children. My friend said it best…I have no desire to “cure” my child…but to help him/her navigate life successfully.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 pm
*You* are so clever to be able to constantly decipher these things and follow all the connections their clever little brains make!
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Wow, what a blessing you have there. Such a smart, entertaining kid! Seems like never a dull conversation in your house. I thank him (and you, for sharing) for keeping me laughing.
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I can see the logic.
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Too Cute.
And seeing that candy first thing….ugh. I am trying not to snack at night and that about sends me over the edge.;)
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Smart guy! Dang, that picture made me want one!
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:44 am
Brilliant!
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Ha! I laughed out loud and they both came running from their beds! I’m glad I’m not the only reader who has ‘England is Evil’ pop into my head at random moments.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Ha! I love it!