Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Parental Guidance

Grandpa: "Are you going to blog that thing I said about the difference between men & women?"
Me: "No."
Grandpa: "Why?"
Me: "My blog."
Grandpa: "My mouth."
Me: "Fortunately, I get to edit your mouth before it goes on my blog."

Saturday, 15 March 2014

Information Overdose

Me: "You probably should give me a list of the medications you're on in case of an emergency."
Grandpa: "Avodart - daily, Ramipril  - daily, Viagra - on request."
Me: "Jesus. TMI Dad."
Grandpa: "It's a prescription! And go ahead and blog it. I'm 70, what do I care?"

Friday, 14 March 2014

The Long Game

Son 2: " I want to create a game that takes longer to play than a human lifespan."
Me: "Interesting.... why?"
Son 2: "I dunno... 'art' or something."

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Antiquities

Son 1: "A newspaper?"
Me: "Yep."
Son 1: "Shouldn't you be reading that on your penny-farthing?"

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Young punks.

Son 2: "... and then the are the guys with the faux hauks..."
Grandpa: "What's a faux hauk?"
Me: "It's a Mohawk for people who lack commitment."

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Slacker High

Me: "How's everything going at school? How are the other kids?"
Grandpa: "Yeah...are you having any bully problems?"
Son 2: "There are no bullies. The douchebags are too apathetic."

Saturday, 1 March 2014

The Produce-rs

Son 2: "We watched Plan 9 From Outer Space tonight."
Me: "Wow. Have you watched Attack of the Killer Tomatoes yet?"
Son 2: "No! Was it really meant to be serious?"
Me: "I think so. It came out before they invented irony."