Joke 99

1 Jul

A boy had reached four without giving up the habit of sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything from bribery to reasoning to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit.

Finally she tried threats, warning her son that, “If you don’t stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon.”

Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench.

The four-year-old considered the woman gravely for a minute, then spoke to her, saying, “Uh-oh … I know what you’ve been doing.”

22 Responses to “Joke 99”

  1. vivienne Blake July 1, 2011 at 07:28 #

    😀

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  2. Cindy July 1, 2011 at 07:35 #

    *chortle*

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  3. musings July 1, 2011 at 07:36 #

    Too too funny. I had a special interest in this one because we’re having a miserable time getting my four-year old granddaughter to stop sucking her thumb.

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  4. gracieisenuf July 1, 2011 at 08:26 #

    hee hee. i sucked my thumb til i was 11! soft spot for thumb suckers forever.

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    • Tilly Bud July 1, 2011 at 09:08 #

      Soft spot – shrivelled, more like 🙂

      How did you stop?

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      • gracieisenuf July 2, 2011 at 02:31 #

        i guess i just finally got enough garbage from my teachers. grew out of it … nothing fancy or special. my pediatrician used to threaten to buy my mom a bottle of hot sauce to paint on my thumb. looking back now i should have recognized the empty threat .. there were only a few hours a day i held still enough to actually pull that manuever and i was sleeping during them. my poor mom had to have some time to sleep and medicate herself!

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  5. Hattie July 1, 2011 at 08:48 #

    Hey, you make me laugh. Thank you! Found you on Kay’s (Musing’s) blog.

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    • Tilly Bud July 1, 2011 at 09:15 #

      Any friend of Kay’s is a friend of mine 🙂 She’s lovely, isn’t she?

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      • Tilly Bud July 1, 2011 at 09:16 #

        Oops! Where are my manners?

        Welcome to my humble blog 🙂

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  6. Ron. July 1, 2011 at 09:43 #

    Could be worse. Could be somebody else’s thumb. Still….

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  7. gigihawaii July 1, 2011 at 09:59 #

    Cute joke! I didn’t expect that ending.

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  8. nrhatch July 1, 2011 at 14:16 #

    Wonderful! Times TWO!

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  9. slpmartin July 1, 2011 at 16:34 #

    Very cute!

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  10. Perfecting Motherhood July 2, 2011 at 06:41 #

    Ah, thumb sucking, a sore spot at our house. My 3-year-old has been sucking his thumb since he was in the womb and he just won’t stop. I’ve started to save up for major dental brace work since not only his teeth but his whole mouth will have to be reshaped.

    But still, that joke was funny.

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  11. alienhippy July 2, 2011 at 19:40 #

    Just SO funny…my hub just walked past and said, “Someone is having a good old giggle!”
    He’s not got the same humour as me at all, so I hid the screen.
    His jokes are so boring Tilly.
    LMHO.
    Love and hugs my friend.
    Lisa. xx 🙂

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    • Tilly Bud July 3, 2011 at 14:20 #

      I hope he doesn’t read what you just wrote 🙂

      Thanks for the compliment 🙂 🙂

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