Similar joke I played on my (now 21-year-old) son when he was about Nelson’s age and regarded himself as smart and cynical: only it was “Gullible is not in the dictionary? Don’t believe me? Look it up yourself.” He was so angry about being duped; but he wanted SO MUCH to try it out on all his friends and not one fell for it—too lazy to use a dictionary at ANY time…. Anyways, no one in the family has never let my son forget it and we often bring it up when he is being pretentious…. Someday maybe he can try it on his own kids or grandkids.
That’s like the one about smart pills. A guy offers another guy one for $100. He pays for it, takes it, and tells the guy, ‘I don’t feel any different’. The other guy says, ‘See, you’re smarter already’.
I got my nephew with this a few weeks ago, but with ‘oranges’ instead of ‘green beans’. Then my sister-in-law played along when he tried it on her. She just said ‘oranges’ really slowly…the look on his face was priceless when he tried it again.
Llewellenbruce over 11 years ago
It wouldn’t be the first time Earl was wrong.
juicebruce over 11 years ago
Armed or unarmed he will still be Earl.
lily245pj over 11 years ago
Yep, you are wrong.
jazzmoose over 11 years ago
So how many of you were gullible enough to try it…?
GROG Premium Member over 11 years ago
I know that I’m not gullible enough to eat green beans. BLECH!
CasualObserver over 11 years ago
I only tried it silently….
LindaB over 11 years ago
Cute. This is more than what’s been said. It’s the bonding of grandpa/grandson.
ajc60803 over 11 years ago
Earl, you’re terrible. If you say that real slow, it sounds like “you big meanie.” LOL :~)
magicwalnut over 11 years ago
First guffaw of the day. Can’t wait to try it on my friends!
pschearer Premium Member over 11 years ago
Bad grampa! Bad!
michael pokrivnak over 11 years ago
Sorry didn’t mean to flag. Just wnated to see what it did and couldn’t turn it off.
The Life I Draw Upon over 11 years ago
Good con Grandpa.
Miba over 11 years ago
Someone did that to me. I fell for it. haha
listmom over 11 years ago
I love crazy Grampa tricks.
Dr_Fogg over 11 years ago
ROFL!!
boldyuma over 11 years ago
Next thing you know Earl will have Nelson looking upand staring at the ceiling…….made you look…gotcha !
Arianne over 11 years ago
Oh, come on! He’ll be pulling this same trick on his grandkids someday, fondly remembering his grampa.
holmswedeholm over 11 years ago
Similar joke I played on my (now 21-year-old) son when he was about Nelson’s age and regarded himself as smart and cynical: only it was “Gullible is not in the dictionary? Don’t believe me? Look it up yourself.” He was so angry about being duped; but he wanted SO MUCH to try it out on all his friends and not one fell for it—too lazy to use a dictionary at ANY time…. Anyways, no one in the family has never let my son forget it and we often bring it up when he is being pretentious…. Someday maybe he can try it on his own kids or grandkids.
JP Steve Premium Member over 11 years ago
Very good, Nelson. Now sing the Siamese National Anthem:
“Oh wha ta na Siam…”
Rickapolis over 11 years ago
That’s like the one about smart pills. A guy offers another guy one for $100. He pays for it, takes it, and tells the guy, ‘I don’t feel any different’. The other guy says, ‘See, you’re smarter already’.
TheaterGeek over 11 years ago
I got my nephew with this a few weeks ago, but with ‘oranges’ instead of ‘green beans’. Then my sister-in-law played along when he tried it on her. She just said ‘oranges’ really slowly…the look on his face was priceless when he tried it again.