Good thing I listened to Bill Cosby
No, I’m not talking about Jello pudding pops either. (Well, maybe the pudding part) I’m referring to his stand-up comedy routine Bill Cosby, Himself
I haven’t watched it recently even though I have the DVD. I don’t know if I’ve even seen it since I became a father. I do know that I watched it more than a few times growing up (too numerous to count to be exact). That turned out to be a good thing.
In his routine, Cosby talks about having to make “breakfast for the children” one morning. So he goes downstairs, grumbling about his task, and his youngest walks in. When asked what she wants for breakfast, she replies “chocolate cake”. So after reviewing the ingredients in chocolate cake (eggs, milk, flour) he determines that those ingredients are healthy, and gives her a slice of cake. The other children come down and after wondering in amazement that the littlest is eating chocolate cake, they inquire about eating chocolate cake. Long story short, Cosby ends up in hot water with his wife becuase the children lie and say that they wanted eggs and milk, but “dad give us the chocolate cake.” How is this relevant?
The other morning, I asked Jack what he wanted for breakfast. I listed the choices for him.
- Me “Do you want pancakes?” Him “No.”
- Me “Do you want eggs?” Him “No.”
- Me “Do you want French toast sticks?” Him “No.”
- Me “Do you want waffles?” Him “No.”
- Me “Do you want a banana?” Him “No.”
So finally, I ask him “What do you want for breakfast?” An his reply was
“Chocolate Pudding!”
So thank you Bill Cosby. Because of you, I know that ingredients don’t matter. And even though the label states “Real Nonfat Milk is our #1 ingredient”, I did not give him chocolate pudding for breakfast. Why? Because he probably would have lied on me. Besides, I told him he could have some for lunch dinner dessert.
‘Til next time.
February 9th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
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