Walking on the beach with fellow ‘Thoons
December 2011:
Roshanne: What kind of shell is this?
Rosie: I don’t know. But this hole was made by a Boring Clam.
KJ: As opposed to an interesting clam?
Rosie: They bore with what’s called a radula. It looks like a cheese grater without holes; all snails have them.
KJ: A cheese grater without holes? What?
Rosie: You know, just the sharp bits.
KJ: How?
Rosie: The sharp parts scoop the shell into the mouth.
KJ: Like a cat?
Rosie: And they collect iron and use that too.
KJ: What?!
Dad: Hey, what’s the collective noun for boring clams?
Dad: A yawn!
KJ: What’s a yorn?
KJ: Ohh you mean “yawn.”
Dad: I’m not going to say “yohn,” it’s pronounced “yorn.”
KJ: You’re so misunderstood in your own time.
Roshanne: I got it!
KJ: Yeah, but you’re used to his speech problem.
Dad: I don’t have a problem! And that joke was jolly funny!
