In a couple of weeks the Boy here (on the right in the photograph) will be 21.
Unbelievable.
There are lots of stories from the past 21 years but I'm reminded of a joke he made up when he was 6 which has become something of a family classic.
We were in a car, driving to somewhere in southern California. The Boy was sitting in the back with his older sister, the Gorgeous Girlie, and clearly thought it was time for some in-car entertainment.
Boy: Knock knock.
GG: Who's there?
Boy: Banana.
GG: Banana who?
Boy: Banana Jenkins.
This still makes me laugh.
A lot.
Even if the 6 year old Boy didn't quite get the essence of the "knock knock" format. (And where on earth did he get Jenkins from?)
You could try it out on someone.
Still not laughing?
OK.
Maybe you had to be there.