out of the mouths of babes
On our way back home yesterday, my 11-yr-old bro decides to play 20 questions.
(bus passes bedok swiming pool)
h: how is swimming pool water kept non-stagnant?
r: it's stagnant what.
h: then mosquitoes can lay eggs in the pool?
r: no, the water has chlorine. that's why it's blue.
h: chlorine? what, chlorox?
r: no, it's chlorine.
h: then why does it smell of chlorox?
r: clorox has chlorine. (erm.. does it?)
h: what is it for?
r: it disinfects the water so that germs are killed. that's why mosquito eggs will also die. (erm.. i think so.. i'm not very sure...)
h: what's disinfect?
r: to kill germs. that's why so many people can swim in the pool together but it's still clean and you won't catch any diseases. (i'm not really confident of this either. i just never thought about it.)
h: oh.
(pause)
h: so if you want to get clean, you just swim in the swimming pool?
r: (gives up) yes.
h: then the sea le?
r: the salt will keep you clean.
h: oh. why is the sea salty?
r: (giving up even more) you ask god la.
(bus passes bedok swiming pool)
h: how is swimming pool water kept non-stagnant?
r: it's stagnant what.
h: then mosquitoes can lay eggs in the pool?
r: no, the water has chlorine. that's why it's blue.
h: chlorine? what, chlorox?
r: no, it's chlorine.
h: then why does it smell of chlorox?
r: clorox has chlorine. (erm.. does it?)
h: what is it for?
r: it disinfects the water so that germs are killed. that's why mosquito eggs will also die. (erm.. i think so.. i'm not very sure...)
h: what's disinfect?
r: to kill germs. that's why so many people can swim in the pool together but it's still clean and you won't catch any diseases. (i'm not really confident of this either. i just never thought about it.)
h: oh.
(pause)
h: so if you want to get clean, you just swim in the swimming pool?
r: (gives up) yes.
h: then the sea le?
r: the salt will keep you clean.
h: oh. why is the sea salty?
r: (giving up even more) you ask god la.
posted by daa | 9:45 pm
4 Comments:
Brothers!
But all is forgiven if it is the youngest bro we are talking about! 11 years old???!! How can that be??? He was 3 years old yesterday!
haha! yes it's that same monkey.. well.. we were sixteen only the day before yesterday, no? and lookit us now.. all grown up young ladies.. but still YOUNG la.. =P
haha.... cute bro u haf there...
i was laughing like a maniac... even my cat couldn't stand it and ran away! lol
haha. hmm. here's the thing; when they're not cute, they're NOT cute.. today, he pulled out all the wires from my comp's CPU cos i wouldn't let him play games on it.
do U have a bro? i'll loan mine to u for free. nah, just kidding. for $200, i'll let u have him for keeps.
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