April now says, “It’s ’nowing” but Elly corrects to “It’s snowing.” How do those sound different? How does Elly know she needs to correct this pronunciation?
Shows that some parents aren’t all knowing. Technically where I live, the month of November doesn’t fall into the Winter season. (Although there is an urban legend going around that Canada has only 2 seasons. Two months of summer and 10 months of winter.)
A few years later…April is at school and all the kids are laughing at her.
Miss Wormwood: April, where in the world did you get such an answer off by miles! The reason that it is colder this time of year is because our hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. not because elephants have flat feet! That is an F, I’m afraid!
When my son was three, he was always asking questions. Our fallback was, “Because that’s how Jesus wanted it.” When he became a dad, he tried that on his oldest. Kids have gotten a lot smarter.
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
of course… elephants’ flat feet
howtheduck about 2 years ago
April now says, “It’s ’nowing” but Elly corrects to “It’s snowing.” How do those sound different? How does Elly know she needs to correct this pronunciation?
cubswin2016 about 2 years ago
I am not sure what elephants have to do with anything.
dcdete. about 2 years ago
Shows that some parents aren’t all knowing. Technically where I live, the month of November doesn’t fall into the Winter season. (Although there is an urban legend going around that Canada has only 2 seasons. Two months of summer and 10 months of winter.)
Asharah about 2 years ago
A smart parent can get back to the origin of the universe in 4 “Why?”
dlkrueger33 about 2 years ago
I have flat feet. And I’ll feel like an elephant by the end of the holidays.
-Saint- about 2 years ago
Love the explanation – reminds me of an old elephant joke:Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out forest fires…
Why do elephants have big feet? To stamp out flaming ducks…!
trainnut1956 about 2 years ago
But… elephants still have flat feet in the summer!
mourdac Premium Member about 2 years ago
Parents are the smartest people in the world until they suddenly are the stupidest.
pheets about 2 years ago
I KNEW that..
mckeonfuneralhomebx about 2 years ago
then you will be a teenager and your parents are the most stupid people on the planet!
freewaydog about 2 years ago
Mums? I didn’t know that was Canadian, I thought only British, maybe Australian…
g04922 about 2 years ago
Smart Mom after several kids. Totally changed the subject – that throws them off ;-)
Linguist about 2 years ago
" Elephants and Eskimos
Are the sort of inventions
Makes me think
God had 3 or 4 kids
of His own. "
___________Kenneth Patchen
Johnnyrico about 2 years ago
Sooo… April can only articulate words like a toddler… but her thoughts are more like a 10 year old… Interesting.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 years ago
Sweet!
JanLC about 2 years ago
Great way to stop the chain of “why”. Toddlers really want to know, but they can be sooooo annoying.
rebelstrike0 about 2 years ago
Sounds like a strip where Michael was about five years old and home with Elly.
Michael: Where is Daddy?
Elly: He is not home.
Michael: Why not?
Elly: He had to go out.
Michael: Where did he go?
Elly{frustrated}: HE WENT TO BRAZIL IN A BEETLE CAT!
Michael stops asking questions. Later, the telephone rings
Michael: Hello?
Caller: May I speak to your father, please?
Michael: Sorry, sir. My father is not home right now. He sailed away to Brazil.
Elly’s eyes bug out
EnlilEnkiEa about 2 years ago
I hear elephants are fun in the snow, too.
cmxx about 2 years ago
A long-ago conversation between my then three-year-old child and me:
“Where’s that man going?” (A guy was walking past our house, heading east.)
“I have no idea.”
(In a shocked tone of voice) “Yes, you do!”
“No, not at all. I can’t even guess; I don’t even know who that is.”
“But you know everything!”
That idea was a heavy burden for a while, but, fortunately, died an early death. :-)
Eric S about 2 years ago
Lol. Love April’s final response, oh.
kamoolah about 2 years ago
A few years later…April is at school and all the kids are laughing at her.
Miss Wormwood: April, where in the world did you get such an answer off by miles! The reason that it is colder this time of year is because our hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. not because elephants have flat feet! That is an F, I’m afraid!
metagalaxy1970 about 2 years ago
Sometimes you just have to give a nonsensical answer to get them to stop answering.
jbruins84341 about 2 years ago
When my son was three, he was always asking questions. Our fallback was, “Because that’s how Jesus wanted it.” When he became a dad, he tried that on his oldest. Kids have gotten a lot smarter.
mmmmary about 2 years ago
BTW — did anyone else have trouble bringing this cartoon up the last four or five drays? I was surprised when it worked today.
ejvj about 2 years ago
I had a friend back in the day with whom I shared a PE class and daily elephant jokes. I hope she thrives today, and I hope the jokes live on.
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Why do ducks have flat feet? To stomp out forest fires. Why do elephants have flat feet? To stomp out flaming ducks.
eced52 about 2 years ago
It snows when elephants with flat feet walk around when it gets cold and shake all the snow out of the trees. The End.
Uncle Kenny about 2 years ago
Well, well! An appearance of April where she’s swet and not a brat! Yay, April!