Everyone's A Comedian

Riding home Halloween night, Clara Grace sucked proudly on the fruits of her labor. “Like a lollypop, like a lollypop.” She chanted excitedly.

“You like licking lollypops?” her mommy laughed.

Clara Grace was amused and continued her joke, “Like a lollypop, like a lollypop.” She chanted faster and faster with only momentary pauses for licking. When this phrase no longer evoked polite chuckles from her mommy and daddy though, she sought for another tactic. It was then the little girl stumbled upon word substitution, the first stage of toddler humor, or so her mommy had read. “Like a mommy pop. Like a mommy pop.” She continued all the way home.