November 28, 2006

Mom Joke

My mom was a scout leader forever.

Tonight Zoe was kind of freaking over her night light because it wasn't working right. I told her we'd replace it. She wanted to use it but I told her that might be dangerous. So she was weirded out that there might be some fire.

Mom said that she did fire safety training with her boy scouts. Stop, drop, roll... the whole works.

So then the kids started asking all kinds of questions.

"What do we do if the fire is at the door?"
"What happens if we can't get the window open?"

Mom was getting exasperated.

Then one kid asks, "What do I do if the fire is all around my bed."

Mom said, "Pee on it!!"

Posted by debutaunt at November 28, 2006 10:45 PM
Comments

I think your Mom is very smart.

Posted by: Toto at November 29, 2006 07:48 AM

Not only is she smart...she's FUNNY!

Posted by: Traci at November 29, 2006 08:32 AM

Niiiice. Good answer!

Posted by: Kami at November 29, 2006 09:28 AM

Boy does that logic sound familiar! Your Mom was that smart before she became a scout leader.
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Posted by: CRebecca at November 29, 2006 02:23 PM

OMG, that's hilarious!!!

Posted by: SassyFemme at November 29, 2006 08:15 PM

Good advise Auntie M.

Perhaps someone should write the BS Council and request this helpful hint be added to the fire safety chapter.

EV

Posted by: Maui Cos. at November 30, 2006 12:07 PM

What a creative answer!

Posted by: Mrs SEB at December 1, 2006 06:40 PM

You know, it is twice as funny if you hear it in mom's voice. Just sayin. :)

Posted by: Sis#1 at December 1, 2006 07:23 PM

Good response on you mom’s part.

Reminds me in that scene from “The Lion in Winter” when Henry II’s sons are putting down younger brother Prince John and John wines, “None of you love me! If I were afire none of you would care enough to piss on me to put it out.”

To which one of his brothers responds, “Why not light him up and find out.”


Posted by: Somertime Saintly Nick at December 3, 2006 05:52 PM

I see she got "the better then average", training. I missed that class, but now I how to answer the surrounded by fire question.

Please send your mom my thanks.

Posted by: Paige at December 4, 2006 01:42 PM