Grandboy (playing Forza Horizon and looking at cars to play): Oooo grandpa that car looks SICK<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Ah I hope he feels better soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Ya.. huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: That car. I hope he gets better from the sickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: O no that means they’re COOL. Not like (cough cough) sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: It’s not cool to be sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Yah, it’s not cool to be (penny drops) hey you know that’s just a SAYING, right? Not like really sick. Just like COOL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Because when you’re sick you’ve got a fever and that’s opposite of cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: Grandpa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Better quit while I’m ahead. Angering the boy isn’t sick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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