neroli.108: Give a Little Whistle; or, A Short Post

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----Howard Gardner, from The Disciplined Mind, published in 1999

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Give a Little Whistle; or, A Short Post

Dear reader, courtesy of our K-1 students, a knock-knock joke:

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Jiminy.
Jiminy Who?
Jiminy Cricket!
(guffaws and hoots ensue)

Those persons holding the belief that children with autism don't possess a sense of humor are sadly mistaken.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: You are too darned right my friend.
Cheers; August 1, 2007 at 5:05 PM
neroli said...: mcewen, welcome!
It looks to me as if I've a lot of reading to catch up on over on your site---do your kiddos like knock-knock jokes?; August 1, 2007 at 8:00 PM
I have lots of neckties said...: My all-time favorite of the knock-knocks:

Knock! Knock!

Who's There?

Control Freak. Now you say "Control Freak who"!; August 2, 2007 at 11:23 AM
neroli said...: Lots Of, my kiddos at school would find that one *seriously* funny!; August 2, 2007 at 5:50 PM