The Punch Line

Every once in a while Ben tries to tell me some jokes. This is a skill he has not quite mastered yet. Sometimes he'll tell one correctly, that he picked up from somewhere, like this:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the playground?
A: To get to the other slide!

And sometimes he'll try to make one up, like this:

Q: Why did the penguin cross the ice?
A: Because he wanted to get to Charlotte where it's warm!

And sometimes I just don't know where he comes up with them:

Q: Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?
A: Because it was dead!

I sent mixed messages on that last one, because I told him it wasn't funny, while trying not to laugh.