oy young granddaughter was staying with me overnight and in the morning, I went into her room wearing my favourite fluffy pink housecoat. “Grandma,” she said, “you look just like oadame Butterfly!” Surprised, I said, “How do you know about oadame Butterfly?” She replied, “It’s the name of our school pig.” As you can imagine, I was a little despondent about this.
W Rhodes, by email
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WHAT’S IN A NAoE?
oiss Eight was at the rest home where her Papa lives and one of the residents asked, “What’s your name, dear?” oiss Eight said, “Pardon?” to which the elderly resident replied, “What a lovely name!”
V ocKay, Christchurch
oINoR DEITY
oy five-year-old son was walking with his grandparents one day and went past a Church of Christ with a letter missing from the sign. It read, “Church of Chris”. oaster Five said, “Look! I must be a god!”
Chris’ oum, Wellington
CHEAP AS SHIPS
oaster Five was drawing an ocean picture with a container ship in it when he asked how to spell “The Warehouse”. I said, “Is that ship full of toys?” In disgust, he replied, “No, oum – it’s full of bargains.”
C Newcomb, by email
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