Daddy's Home by Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein for December 21, 2021

Lame, but kind of cute.

Et tu, Johnny Bravo?

Isn’t the kid a little old for a bedtime story. Even if it’s a Christmas one.

If a kid is old enough to read, he or she generally should not be read to. I can’t help but wonder if the question of the day will be… Illiterate? To which my answer would be, “Maybe, maybe not.”

Elliot has a phone, he is beyond these trite sayings of his dad!

Tony asked, about 10 hours ago

Have you been nice?

Why – what have you heard?

Me??? Nice…huh!!! Maybe!!!

For anyone who wants to hear a hilarious recitation of this, here’s Dr. Jim Henry, a music educator, director of one of the greatest barbershop choruses in the world, and a two-time international barbershop quartet contest winner. No singing here, just a really funny bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx0OMX758tg&ab_channel=BarberShopBoy2007

My father used to get mixed up between Santa’s reindeer and Snowhite’s dwarfs!

It’s the thought. However, if you fly with just one wing, you will just go in circles….

Hilarious! Well done, Tony and Gary!

[Sumner answers the phone while the girls are at a Christmas party]Richard Sumner: Hello? Santa Claus’s reindeer? Uh, why yes I can… let’s see, there’s Dopey, Sneezy, Grouchy, Happy, Sleepy, uh Rudolph, and Blitzen! You’re welcome! (from the classic Desk Set)

Seriously kid?! No wonder you’re grades are poor and you get detention.

Well – everyone who thinks it’s bad that Elliot is read to should never watch TV or listen to the radio or something similar when there’s a book on the subject.

Elliot is comfortably tugged in (by his parents), happy and sleepy – reading himself would keep him awake until he falls asleep with the lights on which isn’t good for the quality of his sleep.

Go make your own coffee and never let anyone else cook for you.

Right up there with Cheech n Chong’s “Santa Claus and his old lady (man)”