Daddy's boy

What is so funny?

Politics

Today dad wanted to talk politics.

Dad: Did you know you lived in Menlo Park?
Me: Yeah.
Dad: Menlo Park is in California and California is one of 50 states in the United States. Can you count to 50?
Me: 1-2-3-4.
Dad: Actually there's even more. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,
21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,
49,50. That's a lot isn't it?
Me: Yeah.
Dad: Every 4 years the states vote to pick a new president for the United States.
This year, the Democratic Party nominated Obama and the Republican Party nominated
McCain. Who do you want to win?
Me: McQueen.
Dad: Why do you like McCain?
Me: He's really fast.
[Lighting McQueen is a race car from the movie "Cars"]
Dad: What about Obama?
Me: He gave a speech and a lot of people clapped.
[Esmond saw a few minutes of Obama's acceptance speech last week]

Of Course

Today I was looking at a car and truck book with dad with pictures of different
types of trucks on the page.

Dad: What does the excavator do?
Me: Picks up dirt. [then anticipating dad's question...] And does it go in the fire
truck? [pause] No. And does it go in the ambulance? [pause] No.
Dad: Does the excavator put it in the dump truck?
Me: Of course.