Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 08, 2016
Transcript:
father's day special by emma t. age 4 1/2 emma: my dad suffers from paternal explanatory syndrome, also know as drivelalia factosis. "i first identified it on a trip out west last year." oop: see, emma, that's a volcano! magma under-ground builds up this huge pressure until it blows right out of the mountain & makes a giant mess like when you stepped on that twinkie & white stuff went all over the dining room flo - emma! stop chasing chipmunks! come look at this volcano! emma: daaad "p.e.s. is hereditary on the male side." dad: the carburetor is the most elegant device known to man. allow me to demostrate... my dad & his dad, circa 1967. "it's been around for a long, long time." caveman: gravity is caused by static electricity in rocks. see? like when you rub 2 chipmunks together. daughter: nng. "i'm learning to cope with it." oop: hey emma, did you know that tic-tac-toe was invented by the ancient egyptians? only they called it ptic-ptac-ptoe. emma: uh-huh. "and i hope my sister will, too." oop: look charlotte, it's fossilized dinosaur poop! the scientists who study stuff like that are called paleopoopologists. charlotte: nng. palapoophog.
prince valiant Premium Member over 7 years ago
I definately suffer from PES. It comes from my fathers side of the family though it may be part of my maternal grandfathers make up also. You would have liked my Mom’s grandfather,,, he was a machinist by trade and always had work, even during the Depression. Thats because he knew a good trade that never has gone away if you think about it, I remember the time ,,,,,,,,,,,
Kip W over 7 years ago
Yup. I told my daughter all kinds of things that I thought were interesting, and answered her questions as well as I could, always figuring that some of it would take root.
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It’s amusing to hear your expressions come back to you from your kid, and kind of alarming to hear her use your arguments against you.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member over 7 years ago
A less contentious branch of the mansplaining tree.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
Yes dinosaur poo fossilized into corproliths.
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
It’s all poop to me. Not being a parent, thankfully, I do not suffer from PES….
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 7 years ago
I especially love “drivelalia factosis.” Brilliant. No wonder Watterson liked him. Here he channels Calvin’s dad.