Griffin and Maggie both love jokes and riddles. Griffin, Maggie, and Grandpa Jeff often exchange video riddles with each other\u2014this is worth its own post sometime\u2014and we have a children’s joke book that we often read before or after dinner, resulting in lots of silliness.<\/p>\n
Maggie has recently begun telling her own jokes, which appear to be a combination of the knock-knock joke and riddle jokes, like “Why’d the chicken cross the road?” The humor is often opaque (or translucent) to an adult ear, but I love it that she is playing with the genre.<\/p>\n
Here are two recent examples:<\/p>\n
\nKnock, knock!
\nWho’s there?
\nDog.
\nDog who?
\nWhy did the dog go on a walk?
\nI don’t know. Why?
\nHe sneaked out the door to get his other bone!<\/p>\nKnock, knock!
\nWho’s there?
\nDoor.
\nDoor who?
\nWhy did the door open the door?
\nI don’t know. Why?
\nTo get to the other door!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Griffin and Maggie both love jokes and riddles. Griffin, Maggie, and Grandpa Jeff often exchange video riddles with each other\u2014this is worth its own post sometime\u2014and we have a children’s joke book that we often read before or after dinner, resulting in lots of silliness. Maggie has recently begun telling her own jokes, which appear … Continue reading Knock, knock!<\/span>