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Scoring a goal is easy
My 3 year old figured he cracked the secret of scoring a goal. "You dribble the ball towards the goal, and when the goalkeeper lies down you chip the ball over him"
Sanjiv
Goal Keeping Genius
Watching football with my son two years ago, I was rather irritated to find that he periodically burst out laughing uncontrollably. So I asked him what was so amusing. He said: "Every time the goal keeper kicks the ball out he hits someone on the head!"
Ilesh
I am not keen on football,......   by Kay
Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Parking my car in the top open-air floor of the car park my son pointed to the sky and said look. I looked up to see a circle of birds taking off. "So what do you think they are doing ? " I asked him. He replied earnestly "they are playing ring-a-ring-a-roses."
David
Hercules is Mortal than Michael Jordan
Reading the customary bedtime story to my four year-old son, I was speeding through when I decided to pause and ensure that the story was being comprehended.I asked him if he understood the term "mortal" He said "sure dad, it means that Hercules is taller than Michael Jordan.
Ilesh
Little Hijackers
Pre-take off on a London to Paris BA flight, the attendants were going through the safety drill. They held up the leaflet with the diagrams of the water landing. I turned to my six-year old son and asked him if he followed it. He pointed to the pictures in sequence and started as follows: “When the plane lands in the water, then you reach under the seat, then you take out the yellow box with the gun, then …”
Ann Dorking