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Scene: our house. Adults upstairs, Captain Earthquake in the basement at the computer.

Captain Earthquake: Dad??? I need to spell baking soda.

Hubby: b-a-k-i-n-g…

CE: what? wait!! b….a….what??

H: k…

CE: k

H: i….

CE: (mutters) where’s i? oh! I!!!

H: n

CE: n!

H: g

CE: g!

H: space

CE: space!!

H: s…o…

CE: s…o….

H: d…a….

CE: d…a… Okay, got it! Now I need to make it baking soda bomb!

H: okay. Bomb is b…o…

CE: Oh, I KNOW how to spell bomb!!!

Aaaand scene.

Welcome to the October 1, 2010 edition of fun for your friday. Madeleine Begun Kane presents Suitable Verse posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Aviva Jorstad presents Online Dating Profiles of our 7 Favorite Unhuggables posted at DISH Network News.

Rusty Bernard presents Chapters One and Two posted at PELAgullian, saying, “This is an ongoing story that includes, among many other issues, the oil spill in the Gulf.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Infamous Limerick posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Earnest Parenting: help for parents of children who can spell.

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