Charlie – age 7 – was arguing that two is a large number.
“No, it’s not,” his big sister Clara shot back.
I was going to counter with several examples. I’ve actually written a children’s picture book entitled “Two Is A Lot,” and it’s outstanding. In fact, it would be universally beloved IF I COULD FORCE A PUBLISHER OPEN ITS DAMN EYES, so I have plenty of examples at the ready, but Charlie instead countered with this:
“Yes, it is. Two is huge. Watch.”
He paused for a moment, smiled, and then started counting:
“One…. 32 years later … two…”
He smiled again. “See?”
Charlie is a legitimately funny kid and places enormous value on humor, but this might be his first legitimately hilarious, original joke.
