I’ve heard that kids laugh hundreds of times each day, compared to adults who only laugh 20 times on average per day. I’m not surprised. Kids will find humor in the strangest places.
And they remember funny stuff like it happened yesterday. Thing 1 and Thing 2 have a funny moment “hall of fame” of sorts. Incidents that happened, which they may or may not have found funny at the time, but have since taken on a much bigger laugh as they recall them over and over and over.
One of the them will say, Remember when such and such happened? And they’ll break out in laughter and relive the moment, often talking in code words which only they understand.
With that, here are the top moments in the Thing 1 and Thing 2’s Funny Moments Hall of Fame.
Daddy got in the back seat of the car. Happened at least 3 years ago. We were walking to the car when a huge downpour started, so I jumped into the back seat with them to get out of the rain. That was before the minivan so I guess it was funny to see me climb to the front seat of my Civic.
Daddy dropped the egg. I was cooking breakfast and placed an egg on the counter. It rolled off when I wasn’t looking and splattered on the ground. Thing 2 found it hysterical at the time, and loves to relive the event.
Note the theme of the first two: laughing at Daddy. Apparently I am a source of amusement at my expense.
Boppy. A babysitter brought her brother one time, probably 3 years ago, and I think his name was Bobby. They called him Boppy. I guess you had to be there. All it takes now is saying “Remember Boppy?” and they will be on the floor laughing.
Sit on me. This one is just for Thing 2. He likes me to sit on top of him to see if he can escape. It never fails to crack him up. He can be mad as hell, in the middle of a tantrum, and if I sit on him he will cheer up. At first, he’ll try to stay mad and tell me to get off. Then, when I try to walk away, he’ll ask me to sit on him. Other times, he’ll walk up randomly and tell me to sit on him.
Daddy forgets. I forget to bring things to school, forget to take food out of the oven, forget names. When it happens, which is often, laughter ensues.
Prepare to be amazed! A quote from the movie Meet the Robinsons. After every bath, before getting dressed, he throws the towel off his shoulders, arms out, buck naked, and exclaims Prepare to be amazed! like the Bowler Hat Guy did in the movie. Here’s the soundbite from the movie. It won’t be very funny, but I’ll try to get some video of him doing it after his next bath and you’ll see for yourself.
