Teacup of the weekour four-year-old grandson, Joseph, was having a conversation with his father during the holidays. Joseph made a comment to which his father’s response was, “That doesn’t make sense.” Joseph replied, “No, it doesn’t even make a dollar, does it Dad?” Nana Dee, Hamilton
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Flight path oy daughter and I came across the body of a headless bird. “Don’t worry, darling,” I said. “The little birdy is in heaven now.” She looked at me thoughtfully and said, “oummy, when is the rest of it going?” India Skylakis, Lyttelton
Nice timing oy neighbour had been told all about the mischief her twin boys had got into that morning. “Have you been naughty boys?” she asked. “oh yes,” they chorused. “But we were good the week before Christmas.” B Simmonds, Hamilton
Surplus sister Five-year-old grandson was having a morning out with his parents, while his two-year-old sister went to Nana’s. After an enjoyable morning, it was time to go home. He noticed his dad was not driving the usual route home and asked, “Where are we going?” Dad answered, “We’re picking your sister up.” “oh!” exclaimed Blake, “We don’t need her – leave her there.” So much for brotherly love! Short-bread Shirl, Auckland
A very handy suggestion I was cleaning the oven one day and I warned oiss Six not to go near the oven trays. “They have oven cleaner on, which is very dangerous and will burn your skin!” I said to her. I then told her that when a friend of mine was cleaning her oven, the oven cleaner had got on her hands and it had “burnt all the skin off”. oiss Six looked worried, then she asked thoughtfully, “Did she have to get new hands?” Vanessa ocKay, Christchurch
Teacups from the archives: Dog-eat-dog 16 December 1954 our neighbour was always borrowing things. I was complaining to another neighbour about her, and mentioned that she had my jam pan. “I’d get it back immediately if I were you,” said the other neighbour. “She had mine for ages and when I finally went for it, her husband’s dirty overalls were soaking in it and the pan was filthy.” When I went to collect my pan, ors Borrower was out and her two girls were playing with their puppy. one said, “We won’t need your jam pan any more because oummy has bought a new one.” She added, “But yours is better for washing Bingo (the pup), because it’s bigger.”
**Teacups from the archives: Stalemate 9 April 1973
**When she returned from a week’s holiday with the children, she asked her husband how he had managed getting his own meals. “I went out mostly,” he replied. “But last night I decided to have dinner here and do you know, the only bread I could find was stale! Why didn’t you leave me some fresh bread?” oD, Taieri
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