# Bakers Dozen
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 785
### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15682 "2013-04-15T16:12:01Z")
Song titles containing a color.
1. “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
2. “Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington
3. “The Green, Green Grass of Home” by Tom Jones
4. “Orange Crush,” REM
5. “Red Rubber Ball”, The Cyrkle
6. “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” by Wayne Newton
7. “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues
8. “Bullet the Blue Sky” by U2
9. “In the Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson
10. “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15683 "2013-04-15T16:12:08Z")
Song titles containing a color.
1. “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
2. “Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington
3. “The Green, Green Grass of Home” by Tom Jones
4. “Orange Crush,” REM
5. “Red Rubber Ball”, The Cyrkle
6. “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” by Wayne Newton
7. “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues
8. “Bullet the Blue Sky” by U2
9. “In the Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson
10. “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles
11. “Gold Trans Am” by Ke$ha
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15684 "2013-04-15T16:12:13Z")
Song titles containing a color.
1. “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
2. “Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington
3. “The Green, Green Grass of Home” by Tom Jones
4. “Orange Crush,” REM
5. “Red Rubber Ball”, The Cyrkle
6. “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” by Wayne Newton
7. “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues
8. “Bullet the Blue Sky” by U2
9. “In the Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson
10. “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles
11. “Gold Trans Am” by Ke$ha
12. “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15685 "2013-04-15T16:25:40Z")
Song titles containing a color.
1. “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
2. “Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington
3. “The Green, Green Grass of Home” by Tom Jones
4. “Orange Crush,” REM
5. “Red Rubber Ball”, The Cyrkle
6. “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” by Wayne Newton
7. “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues
8. “Bullet the Blue Sky” by U2
9. “In the Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson
10. “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles
11. “Gold Trans Am” by Ke$ha
12. “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin
13. Tie, “Turquoise” by VAST, “Turquoise Days” by Echo and the Bunnymen
Percocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15686 "2013-04-15T16:34:10Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15687 "2013-04-15T16:54:45Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:15686, topic:549173”]
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
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### Author:  [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15688 "2013-04-15T16:54:53Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? \*Me - What? \*Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? _Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”_
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15689 "2013-04-15T18:17:27Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15690 "2013-04-16T01:48:22Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15691 "2013-04-16T02:18:15Z")
> [@astorian](#):
>
> 1. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
I’ve got no kid anecdotes to add, but I felt compelled to say this is gonna be comedy _gold_ the first time your son brings a date home. 😃
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15692 "2013-04-16T08:00:07Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
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### Author:  [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15693 "2013-04-16T17:06:05Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
8. When my daughter was about 4 she started drawing her male stick figures anatomically correct in preschool. Mom corrected this notion and soon after she proudly brought home drawing of the family. “… and here is Daddy, with no penis” (Ouch - doesn’t Daddy get a say in this?)
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15694 "2013-04-16T17:35:33Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
8. When my daughter was about 4 she started drawing her male stick figures anatomically correct in preschool. Mom corrected this notion and soon after she proudly brought home drawing of the family. “… and here is Daddy, with no penis” (Ouch - doesn’t Daddy get a say in this?)
9. When my daughter was three I took her into a store dressing room with me so I could try on some pants. I was a bit embarrassed when she announced to everyone else within earshot “Daddy, you’re wearing big girl panties just like me!” “Cough, cough. No these are men’s briefs” says I in my manliest voice.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15695 "2013-04-16T17:39:41Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
8. When my daughter was about 4 she started drawing her male stick figures anatomically correct in preschool. Mom corrected this notion and soon after she proudly brought home drawing of the family. “… and here is Daddy, with no penis” (Ouch - doesn’t Daddy get a say in this?)
9. When my daughter was three I took her into a store dressing room with me so I could try on some pants. I was a bit embarrassed when she announced to everyone else within earshot “Daddy, you’re wearing big girl panties just like me!” “Cough, cough. No these are men’s briefs” says I in my manliest voice.
10. My son, then age 7, was pretending that he was in charge of a cruise ship and got to decide who could come aboard. He said very decisively, “No pets!” I protested, “But I have an invisible pet stoat I want to bring on the cruise!” He looked at me, sighed and said, “Invisible stoats are allowed.”
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15696 "2013-04-16T17:39:54Z")
Precocious/weird/funny things kids you’ve known have said to you
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
8. When my daughter was about 4 she started drawing her male stick figures anatomically correct in preschool. Mom corrected this notion and soon after she proudly brought home drawing of the family. “… and here is Daddy, with no penis” (Ouch - doesn’t Daddy get a say in this?)
9. When my daughter was three I took her into a store dressing room with me so I could try on some pants. I was a bit embarrassed when she announced to everyone else within earshot “Daddy, you’re wearing big girl panties just like me!” “Cough, cough. No these are men’s briefs” says I in my manliest voice.
10. My son, then age 7, was pretending that he was in charge of a cruise ship and got to decide who could come aboard. He said very decisively, “No pets!” I protested, “But I have an invisible pet stoat I want to bring on the cruise!” He looked at me, sighed and said, “Invisible stoats are allowed.”
11. When I was dating Madame Pepperwinkle (some 35+ years ago), she introduced me to a young boy she was regularly babysitting. He was 3 years old at the time. She prompted to him speak, and he smiled at me and recited: " 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves…" All of Jabberwocky, from front to back. Needless to say I was impressed. Today that boy is both my godson and my landlord.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15697 "2013-04-16T20:19:09Z")
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
8. When my daughter was about 4 she started drawing her male stick figures anatomically correct in preschool. Mom corrected this notion and soon after she proudly brought home drawing of the family. “… and here is Daddy, with no penis” (Ouch - doesn’t Daddy get a say in this?)
9. When my daughter was three I took her into a store dressing room with me so I could try on some pants. I was a bit embarrassed when she announced to everyone else within earshot “Daddy, you’re wearing big girl panties just like me!” “Cough, cough. No these are men’s briefs” says I in my manliest voice.
10. My son, then age 7, was pretending that he was in charge of a cruise ship and got to decide who could come aboard. He said very decisively, “No pets!” I protested, “But I have an invisible pet stoat I want to bring on the cruise!” He looked at me, sighed and said, “Invisible stoats are allowed.”
11. When I was dating Madame Pepperwinkle (some 35+ years ago), she introduced me to a young boy she was regularly babysitting. He was 3 years old at the time. She prompted to him speak, and he smiled at me and recited: " 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves…" All of Jabberwocky, from front to back. Needless to say I was impressed. Today that boy is both my godson and my landlord.
12. On September 8. 2001 I was watching my neighbor’s eight year old son. Somehow the subject of the Oklahoma City bombings came up, and I told him the man didn’t like this country, so he bombed one of the government’s buildings and killed a lot of people, including some children. The child replied “That’s really stupid. If you don’t like the country, go live some where else. But don’t bomb buildings and kill people.”
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15698 "2013-04-16T21:30:27Z")
1. My eldest niece, at 4 y/o, once started a conversation with me about my “soulmate” (her word).
2. One day at a Sci-Fi convention I was walking down a hall wearing fairly normal clothes including a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. A bunch of kids looked at me wide-eyed and one girl, about 5 y/o, asked: “Are you the REAL Mickey Mouse?” I said: “No, but he’s a friend of mine.”
3. After I read a book I’d written to a kindergarten class, one little girl asked me how I’d written all the letters in it so small.
4. Dad, what’s the “Z” word? Me - What? Well, there’s an “A” word, a “B” word and an “F"word”, what the word for “Z”? Me - ??? I don’t know, how about “ZUT”
5. When my son was about 3, he got soaking wet running through water sprinklers. Before we went home, we had to take off his drenched clothers and we put him in his car seat naked. During the drive home, he heard a song he liked on the car radio, and said, “Look- my penis is dancing!”
6. My eldest niece, at the time about six years old, once insisted that a particular fact (which happened to be quite false) was true. When asked why she thought that, she said firmly, “I know it in my head!”
7. Uncle (echo7tango), will you marry me? (ETA: WAIT! I should add, “Little E”, she was 5yrs old.)
8. When my daughter was about 4 she started drawing her male stick figures anatomically correct in preschool. Mom corrected this notion and soon after she proudly brought home drawing of the family. “… and here is Daddy, with no penis” (Ouch - doesn’t Daddy get a say in this?)
9. When my daughter was three I took her into a store dressing room with me so I could try on some pants. I was a bit embarrassed when she announced to everyone else within earshot “Daddy, you’re wearing big girl panties just like me!” “Cough, cough. No these are men’s briefs” says I in my manliest voice.
10. My son, then age 7, was pretending that he was in charge of a cruise ship and got to decide who could come aboard. He said very decisively, “No pets!” I protested, “But I have an invisible pet stoat I want to bring on the cruise!” He looked at me, sighed and said, “Invisible stoats are allowed.”
11. When I was dating Madame Pepperwinkle (some 35+ years ago), she introduced me to a young boy she was regularly babysitting. He was 3 years old at the time. She prompted to him speak, and he smiled at me and recited: " 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves…" All of Jabberwocky, from front to back. Needless to say I was impressed. Today that boy is both my godson and my landlord.
12. On September 8. 2001 I was watching my neighbor’s eight year old son. Somehow the subject of the Oklahoma City bombings came up, and I told him the man didn’t like this country, so he bombed one of the government’s buildings and killed a lot of people, including some children. The child replied “That’s really stupid. If you don’t like the country, go live some where else. But don’t bomb buildings and kill people.”
13. A friend’s son, aged 4 or 5, was running around the house shooting things with his finger - “Bang! Bang! Bang!” His mother, cleaning the living room, finally got tired of this and threatened, “One more ‘bang’ out of you, young man…” Peace and quiet for a minute or two, and then right behind her - “BANG!” She whirled around, but before she could say anything, he said, “I’m sorry, Mommy - I was cleaning my finger and it went off!”
Next: Science-fiction books with cats in them…
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15699 "2013-04-16T21:37:28Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. \*\*\*Witches Abroad \*\*\*by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15700 "2013-04-16T21:49:09Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
Anyone who likes cats - and damn good sf - should read it.
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15701 "2013-04-16T22:47:41Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
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