"my daddy'th tho funny"

The title of this blog is a quote from a young version of me (with a terrible lisp) that my aunt always says to me. My dad likes to make jokes. And the more he is encouraged, the more jokes he makes. In turn, I like to laugh. And ever since I was a little girl, I have been laughing at my dad and encouraging him to keep on joking (even if my mother doesn't find the jokes too funny). After twenty-one years, I continue to laugh at the same, stupid jokes and occasionally some new material. I decided to dedicate this post to some of the funniest lines that I have heard over the years.

The classic one that comes right after my title quote is:
"my daddy'th tho funny he thaid do you want thome thereal with your milk?" Four year old me thought this was an extremely clever response when I poured a little too much milk in my cereal bowl.

Another classic that always appears right before a family vacation is:
"[insert vacation spot i.e. New Hampshire, Maine, Mexico] called. They said we can't come." This used to disappoint both my brother & me every time until we finally realized that places actually can't make phone calls.

Always said when one family member eats their meal faster than everyone else:
"Hey, can I have a bite of that?"

Now that I'm older the old material gets a chuckle out of me, but new material (especially if it takes me by surprise in the situation) can really get me laughing and it's hard for me to stop. Sometimes it's in a really inappropriate situation, but I can't help myself. Just a few examples for the crowd...

My parents and I are browsing through travel catalogs trying to plain their trip to Europe some time in the near future when I came across a trip through a few countries including Turkey...
"How about Turkey? Do you want to go there?" - Me
"What's in Turkey?" - Mom
"...Stuffing." - Dad
This may not seem too funny when read alone on the computer, but I didn't stop laughing for a good ten minutes. Afterwards, my dad said he thought anyone would come up with that response, but I sure as hell didn't think of it.

This one is really inappropriate. My entire family is sitting in church for my two cousins' first communions. The priest is talking to the children about what communion is and asks them what another word for "communion" is. The children all say in unision: "eucharist." My father turns to me and says:
"Eucharist? Isn't that the first baseman for the Red Sox?" and imitates Youkilis's batting stance.
That was it for me, I tried to hide my giggles because we were in church, but every time the word "eucharist" was brought up, my dad made the same face and I couldn't take it any more. My mother kept telling me to "shhhh!" but I couldn't.

The latest one that got me laughing actually was only a few days ago. I was on the way to Rockport with my family to spend the day and get some lunch. We were discussing getting an old-fashioned photo taken because we do every year. My mom was hesistant and didn't want to do it. My dad's response?
"Fine. Me, Erica & Jeremy will take one as the three muskateers. One for all and none for mom!"
Maybe it's because I don't have a quick wit, but I thought it was hilarious and laughed and encouraged once again.

I may be my dad's only fan, but at least I can say that I'm his number one fan.