There is little more boring than proud aunties trying to claim that the sayings of their neplings are hilariously funny.
So I will recount a few things said by mine that were just slightly amusing.
Out to dinner with my sister's family, I mentioned that Jimmy and I were debating somewhere to go at Christmas, and we wanted somewhere hot, either Cuba/Mexico/Dominican Republic area or Egypt. Nephew, 8, "Why don't you go to Baghdad, it's hot there..." (In fact, it's London followed by Manchester. Neither hot...).
Niece on being taken to Harrods whilst the boys were plane spotting, "Mummy, why aren't there any proper shops round here, like Asda?"
Nephew at London Transport Museum "Why aren't there any aeroplanes?" (Brother-in-law - "Exactly which part of London Transport is served by aeroplanes?")
Also scary thing. Nephew "Is St George's hospital famous? Was a Norman Wisdom film filmed there?" Aunt in panic mode. Does Norman Wisdom have cult status amongst 8 year-olds? (Fortunately, I later found that a friend of my sister's family hired a cinema for his 40th and invited friends, including children to watch A Stitch In Time)
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