Questions,Questions,Questions.

[SisterMaryFellatio]

Our son who is affectionatly know as "Pudding" at home is at that very sweet yet frustrating age of 3 and the Why,what,how,when and wheres stage!

His questions are getting harder to answer (thought I had a few more years grace on that one).


Todays question.....Mummy why are they Guinea Pigs? After a few seconds of thought I answered.

Why oh why is this more exhausting than having a newborn and getting sleep deprivation.


Oh he also announced today in the Ladies at the local shopping centre much to the amusement of the lady in the next cubicle he has a doodle because he is a boy, mummy dosn't have a doodle because your a girl and that Daddys doodle is really really big!!

The lady was washing her hands as were we she looked over and said whilst laughing "Your son has made my day and your a very lucky woman!"

I am only hoping she was referring to the fact I have an articulate son!

[Crackpot]

Todays question.....Mummy why are they Guinea Pigs? After a few seconds of thought I answered.

What was your answer?

[SisterMaryFellatio]

Sorry...I simply said "because they are not rabbits"


Crap I know but fuck me drunk what the hell else was I supposed to say!

[Gob]

Daddys doodle is really really big!!

From a child's perspective, all things being relative I suppose....

[Crackpot]

Sorry...I simply said "because they are not rabbits"


Crap I know but fuck me drunk what the hell else was I supposed to say!

Because when they're called Cuy they're dinner!

[Rick]

The scientific name of the common species is Cavia porcellus, with porcellus being Latin for "little pig". Cavia is New Latin; it is derived from cabiai, the animal's name in the language of the Galibi tribes once native to French Guiana.[18] Cabiai may be an adaptation of the Portuguese çavia (now savia), which is itself derived from the Tupi word saujá, meaning rat.[19] Guinea pigs are called quwi or jaca in Quechua and cuy or cuyo (pl. cuyes, cuyos) in the Spanish of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[20] Ironically, breeders tend to use the more formal "cavy" to describe the animal, while in scientific and laboratory contexts it is far more commonly referred to by the more colloquial "guinea pig".[21]

How the animals came to be thought of as "pigs" is not clear. They are built somewhat like pigs, with large heads relative to their bodies, stout necks, and rounded rumps with no tail of any consequence; some of the sounds they emit are very similar to those made by pigs, and they also spend a large amount of time eating.[22] They can survive for long periods in small quarters, like a 'pig pen', and were thus easily transported on ships to Europe.[23]

The animal's name carries porcine connotations in many European languages. The German word for them is Meerschweinchen, literally "little sea pig", which has been translated into Polish as świnka morska, into Hungarian as tengerimalac and into Russian as морская свинка which can be translated to English as "sea pig". This derives from nautical history: sailing ships stopping to reprovision in the New World would pick up stores of guinea pigs, which provided an easily transportable source of fresh meat. The French term is Cochon d'Inde (Indian pig) or cobaye; the Dutch used to call it guinees biggetje (Guinean piglet) or Spaanse rat (Spanish rat) in some dialects, and in Portuguese the guinea pig is variously referred to as cobaia, from the Tupi word via its Latinization, or as porquinho da Índia (little Indian pig). This is not universal; for example, the common word in Spanish is conejillo de Indias (little rabbit of India / the Indies).[20] Equally peculiar, the Chinese refer to them as Holland pigs (荷蘭豬, hélánzhū).

The origin of "guinea" in "guinea pig" is harder to explain. One theory is that the animals were brought to Europe by way of Guinea, leading people to think they had originated there.[21] "Guinea" was also frequently used in English to refer generally to any far-off, unknown country, and so the name may simply be a colorful reference to the animal's foreignness.[24][25] Another theory suggests the "guinea" in the name is a corruption of "Guiana", an area in South America, though the animals are not native to that region.[24][26] A common misconception is that they were so named because they were sold for the price of a guinea coin; this theory is untenable, because the guinea was first struck in England in 1663, and William Harvey used the term "Ginny-pig" as early as 1653.[27] Others believe "guinea" may be an alteration of the word coney (rabbit); guinea pigs were referred to as "pig coneys" in Edward Topsell's 1607 treatise on quadrupeds.[21]

[Sue U]

Ages 3 and 4 are hilarious. At that age, my son was constantly trying to figure out how the world around him worked, and was always testing out his latest theories:

(Driving by the local Catholic high school): "That's where the teen-agers go to school. You can tell, because it's got a big giant 't' out front, for 'teen-agers.'"

"Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick made all the snakes leave out of Ireland. He used to be a man, but now he's a party."

(At the Christmas parade, seeing a man in a reindeer costume): "Hey look at that big kangaroo!" "That's not a kangaroo, son, it's Rudolf." "Really? Hiya, Screwed-Off!"

[Rick]

I certainly miss those days with my grandson.

Mouse Trap = Mouse Hurter
Bulls Eye = Bull Hole
Pine Cones = Porky Pines

The list goes on...

[kristina]

according to my mother, when I was that age, high-heeled shoes = tip-toe party shoes

[Sue U]

Boy: There's two kinds of vegetarians, the ones that just eat plants and the ones that help animals.

Me: Well, I understand about eating plants, but what do you mean by vegetarians helping animals?

Boy: You know -- animal doctors!

Me: Oh, you mean veterinarians.

Boy: Yeah, but I can't say that word yet.


Keld: "Mouse hurter" -- genius!

[Rick]

The fish that cling to the side of the tank are "Allergy Eaters".

Mushrooms are Pizza things...

[The Hen]

Sorry...I simply said "because they are not rabbits"


Crap I know but fuck me drunk what the hell else was I supposed to say!

That is the right answer.

Don't try and overly complicate the things that are very abstract. Puddin won't be able to articulate why he wants to know why they are guinea pigs. He just needs an answer.

[The Hen]

according to my mother, when I was that age, high-heeled shoes = tip-toe party shoes

High-heel shoes = clip-clops

[Sue U]

Sorry...I simply said "because they are not rabbits"


Crap I know but fuck me drunk what the hell else was I supposed to say!

That is the right answer.

Don't try and overly complicate the things that are very abstract. Puddin won't be able to articulate why he wants to know why they are guinea pigs. He just needs an answer.

I frequently employ, "Hmm, why do you think they're called guinea pigs [or whatever]?" Makes 'em think, plus you'll get some hilarious responses.

[The Hen]

OK. That is the right answer too.



No child is the same, no situation is exact.

[BoSoxGal]

I particularly like the phase kids go through when everything remains a question:

Why are they guinea pigs?

Because they are not rabbits.

But why?

ad infinitum . . .

[Crackpot]

THat;s why my answer is best. It makes em fear what the next question my bring.

[SisterMaryFellatio]

lol Its true out of the mouths of babes.....Yay at my right answer even if it was in an exasberated manner. I am quite sure there will be more and the more hilarious ones I shall post.




Sneezes = bless yous

[SisterMaryFellatio]

Todays...

Why are they rocks? Why do rocks fall down? Why do the wheels on the car? How do the wheels make tyres?

Answers...

Because they are not trees, the wind and rain makes them fall,otherwise the car wouldn't go anywhere...the last one had me stumped!

[The Hen]

Don't wheels make tyres by going round and round, round and round, round and round?

The wheels make the tyres go round and round, all the live-long day.