LA (kid) Law
Friday, December 28, 2007 Who says kids aren’t legal-minded? This son of mine keeps surprising me with amusing applications of knowledge picked up from … I have no idea where. Anyway, here are some recent gems having to do with all things law and order.
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We drove by a police roadblock the other day being manned by two slightly older officers...
Marcus: Those guys are too old!
Me: Old?
Marcus: Yeah, they probably lost all their punching power.
Me: Punching power?
Marcus: For punching bad guys. And they probably can’t aim their guns anymore either.
Me: Hmm...
Marcus: They should just quit the police team.
Any dictators out there need a Minister of the Interior in training?
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As told to d Wife by Marcus’ Kindergarten teacher:
Some kids were playing a little bit too dangerously in the schoolyard, which invited a stern warning from the teacher in the form of “kids, stop jumping around or something bad will happen!” to which my son added:
“Yeah, like a lawsuit!”
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Me: Hey! There’s a flying ant on my arm
[Marcus squishes it]
Me: Eww. Now there’s brown gunk on my arm.
Marcus: Oops, sorry, Dad.
Me: It’s not your fault. It was his brown gunk.
Marcus: No… it’s my fault because I squished him.
Me: Hey, that was man of you!
Marcus: Well... he is a flying ant. He should have just flied away actually!
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For this year’s Christmas cards, I had Marcus draw a picture of anything he wanted on each card. He had just handed me a cool picture of a dune buggy thing.
Me: This is pretty cool, Fury. What do want to title this?
Marcus: um... 4-wheeler.
Me: Done.
Marcus: Don’t forget the TM
Me: Huh?
Marcus: So no one can copy it.
(Earlier that day, we were at Starbucks and he noticed on the signs that there was a TM symbol after the word Starbucks. I explained the concept of trademarking to him.)
Caffeine breeds inquisitiveness
(it’s hot chocolate, people… don’t get all up in arms.)
Reader Comments (24)
This child is OBVIOUSLY a genius! And a funny one at that! But you already knew that. :)
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[BusyDad] Thanks Jenny, he's a real crack up! He'll be well known someday. For what, that's anybody's guess...
Perfect. A lawyer in training. And with your sense of humor and the unconditional love of family, you can get away with all kinds of off-color lawyer jokes for the rest of your life.
KEEP BELIEVING!
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[BusyDad] Is it me or is his generation just more practical? Doesn't anyone want to be an astronaut anymore? Well, at least for me, being able to tell lawyer jokes with impunity beats getting free tours on the space shuttle. I get airsick.
sweet. way to invest in your retirement.
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[BusyDad] I think they have open enrollment at the Li'l Litigators of Pasadena in the spring.
He is obviously brilliant and cute. Plus parents that are loving, supportive and believe in him.
He's got it all!
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[BusyDad] Hey thanks Boogiemum :) He's definitely our better piece.
Hey, people in Europe give their kids coffee all the time. Or so my 12 year old tells me when I tell him he can't have coffee!!
By the way, I linked to you in my blog today. Thanks for all your help.
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[BusyDad] That's what I used to say to my parents about beer ;) thanks for the link and my pleasure!
What a great picture.. A professor in training??
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[BusyDad] You know what? Add a tweed jacket and glasses resting on his nose, and the rest really just falls into place doesn't it?
Oh I would love to teach your kid. He's funny!
De-lurking BTW. Hi.
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[BusyDad] Cool! My first admitted de-lurker! So cool... Thanks for reading my blog. I have climbed up one more rung on the blog ladder. Oh - yeah, ahem... my kid. He's a riot and a half and very teachable (when it's stuff he wants to learn, that is).
Clever kid! Might be a lawyer in training. :)
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[BusyDad] More like self-taught, like Abe Lincoln. I can't read a legal document without nodding off. Then again, Abe Lincoln... he's kinda famous.
ROFL! Those are great!
At least once a month the girls get treated to the yummy goodness that has created my Starbucks addiction, and I get them a "coffee" of their own. Usually, it's a strawberry frappucino, or a hot chocolate. But to them, it's "coffee". It makes them happy to think they're getting a caffeine-loaded drink, and it makes me happy because I'm not fighting with them over why they don't get coffee and I do (because I'm the MOM- duh!).
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[BusyDad] I remember when I was a kid -- coffee was such a "grown-up" thing to do. I was so happy when my mom would add some instant crystals to my milk. Fury gets his "kid's coffee" when we do our weekly boys trip to Starbucks every Saturday morning.
Kids are so observant! Fury never misses a thing!
Love that you share that special coffee time with him...building memories.
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[BusyDad] We love our weekly coffee time. Fury starts counting down from Wednesday. It's so funny - as I say goodnight, he says "3 more days till Starbucks, dad!"
Good thing you blog isn't monetized - he would be demanding his cut - claiming his quotes are copyright - Have a happy new year and I hope 2008 is prosperous and happy for you all.
cheers
les
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[BusyDad] That's very funny - and probably true!! Same to you and yours.
You should start saving for law school now. The kid is gifted. Maybe he'll become a patent attorney.
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[BusyDad] Now THAT would be useful, given my serial entrepreneur tendencies.
He's picking up fast! SO, you have to be careful with words from now. You never know when he is listening.
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[BusyDad] That is so true. I've learned to assume that he's like the roving bug in my house. All things are "on record."
I hope you're saving as if this kid is heading for an Ivy League, because I suspect you're going to need it.
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[BusyDad] If I play my cards right, he'll drop out halfway through and start a technology empire.
What interesting conversations you have with your son. My 11 year old daughter comes up with some doozies also. Wish I could remember them all.
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[BusyDad] That's exactly why I started this blog. Marcus has said and done so many funny things and I cannot remember them all. When he's an annoying teenager, I'll look back on these fondly.
I just had to add this, too....look at that sweet, angelic face. Priceless!
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[BusyDad] Thanks SWC! I've had that pic on my phone forever.I just needed an excuse to share it.
Fury is brilliant and very articulate that is good parenting. I love it when parents give kids true explanations to their questions it shows they listen when they put that knowledge to use just like Fury wanting to TM his art...moments like that are priceless.
BTW my 9 y/o is addicted to Carmel Mocha
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[BusyDad] I totally agree - I always give Fury true answers even if it seems too complicated because more often than not, it actually is something that he understands. Maybe not perfectly, but enough to at least grasp a concept (and amuse me with his interpretation of it).
I love the "lawsuit" one. That was snort-worthy!
That kid of yours is going to be a hoot to watch grow, through the blog. You will have to blog until we are old and gray and busted up. Then we'll be blogging about which arthritis cream works best, how we got a new cane or Lark, or which teeth fell out!!
Hey, Fury got a haircut! I like it a lot... :D
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[BusyDad] Ha - yup, that's the idea! Blogging 4 life! (that was an old Fury pic I took with my camera phone a while back - I've always loved it, so I thought it needed to be shared - Fury is still as shaggy as ever! But you noticing this change is testimony to how cool it is that we can all keep up with each others' lives thru blogging. Like our own little "Real World - Parents Edition")
Oh, phew, no haircut. I do love shaggy boys. I'm waiting for Mikey to want to grow his, now that he got a sk8board!
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[BusyDad] Us parents are so cool these days. Would any of our moms and dads ever WANT us to grow our hair long? No way.
Those are funny! I love to hear what comes out of my children's mouth. Of course my youngest ones are three and one. And my oldest is 11 and thinks she's 18!
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[BusyDad] Thanks for visting! 3, 1 and 11? You must have a constant wealth of material. Yeah, mine's 5 going on 10 going on 21.
BD, you're doing a fine job raising that boy..and he's right, old people shouldn't be driving cars, let alone on the police team.
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[BusyDad] This kid is ruthless. The other day he asked me why I didn't get the senior citizens discount at the movie theater! For real! Happy New Year. MOMO!
I'm sure I'm not the first and I will not be the last to say: That kid of yours is So. Cool.
I want one like that!
Happy NY!
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[BusyDad] :) He's definitely a collectible. Happy new year to you too CG! May you peel many oranges and laugh about it.
I'm a little afraid of your son.
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[BusyDad] He's harmless. Just stay on his good side ;)
Found my first comment. The awesomeness starts right here!