I found this over at Ann Zeise's site and thought you all would get a kick out of it!

Things I've learned from my boys (honest and not kidding):

1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep.
   
2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
   
3. A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
   
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 x 20 ft. room.
   
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
   
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
   
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.
   
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
   
9. A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.
   
10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old Boy.
    
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
    
12. Super glue is forever.
    
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
    
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
    
15. VCR's do not eject "PB &J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
    
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
    
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
    
18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.
    
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.
    
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.
    
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
    
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
    
23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
    
24. 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.

Tell us about what your kids have taught you!  The first five to comment will get the Featured on the Front Porch button.  Be sure to leave your email address as yourname-at-whatever.com so that we can email the code to you without the spammers getting your email address.

~Nancy Carter
Managing Public Relations Consultant
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
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Did you hear the story in the news last month about the dad who got stuck in a washing machine while playing hide-and-seek with his kids?

That had to be embarrassing.  We've all had our moments like that though. 

Want to share your funny story?  You can tell us.  You're among friends here.  You can even post anonymously if you want to. Just keep it family friendly. ;)

The first five to comment will receive the "Featured on the Front Porch" button. To make it quicker for us to award you your button, we'd like to ask you to include your email in your comment in this format (so that it will not easily be grabbed up by those email-seeking programs) - yourname-at-yourserver.com ... or you can email me letting me know you commented (my email is below: just replace the -at- with the @ symbol!)

~Nancy Carter

Managing Public Relations Consultant

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine,LLC

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Taken from The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons Vol. 2

 - by Todd Wilson www.familymanweb.com

We want to hear from you! What are those *gentle reminders* that homeschool moms are famous for? Remember the first five commenters will get the Featured Blogger button for their blog. To help us get the button to you, please leave your email addy in your post in this (spam proof) format - ncarter-at-thehomeschoolmagazine.com. If you don't leave your addy, then we'll assume that you already have the Featured button.

Have a great day!

Nancy Carter
Managing Public Relations Consultant
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www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/PRMama
www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/tn3jcarter

I found this cute list over at Terri Olsen's website and thought you all would like it.  Terri isn't sure where it originated, but I thought it would be fun to see if you all could add to the list.

You Might Be a Home Educator If...

Earlier this week, I found a fun quiz over at Amber's blog!  She's gotten almost 50 comments already so I know that people are having a great time with it!

It's How Well Do You Know Your Fellow HomeschoolBloggers?  So far the scores reiterate the fact that nobody's perfect - no one has gotten all of the answers yet! 

Go take the quiz though and comment here to let us know how well you did.  If you happen to know of any other fun quizes, mention those in your comment as well and maybe we can highlight them on another Wednesday Whimsey.

Thanks Amber for sharing your quiz with us.  You know how to have fun!

The first five to comment will receive the "Featured on the Front Porch" button. To make it quicker for us to award you your button, we'd like to ask you to include your email in your comment in this format (so that it will not easily be grabbed up by those email-seeking programs) - yourname-at-yourserver.com ... or you can email me letting me know you commented (my email is below: just replace the -at- with the @ symbol!)

~Nancy Carter

Public Relations Assistant

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine,LLC

www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com

www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/tn3jcarter

www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/PRMama

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I read this post in December and purposely saved it for a Wednesday Whimsey post ... it is taken from Jewish Mutha's Home Life. Below is the first part of her post called "Brain Cramps" and you must go over and read the entire post as it is really funny!

(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and Why?

Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," - Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.

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"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." -   Mariah Carey

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"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," - Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.

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"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body,"  - Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward. 
 ..... more of these funny statements are here.

Today, I want you to share something funny like this that you have heard someone say (you do not have to tell us who said it to protect their identity - LOL!).

The first five to comment will receive the "Featured on the Front Porch" button. To make it quicker for us to award you your button, we'd like to ask you to include your email in your comment in this format (so that it will not easily be grabbed up by those email-seeking programs) - yourname-at-yourserver.com ... or you can email me letting me know you commented (my email is below: just replace the -at- with the @ symbol!)

See you tomorrow for some Thursday Thoughts!

Kris Price
Assistant to the Publishers
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC
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www.homeschoolblogger.com/ClassicalEducation4Me/

kprice-at-thehomeschoolmagazine.com

Taken from The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons Vol. 2 -

by Todd Wilson www.familymanweb.com

On a serious note:  Do you use a video or computer curriculum?  How do you like it?

On a lighthearted note:  What's your funny homeschool story?

As homeschoolers we have a lot of responsibility on our shoulders, but let's not take things so seriously that we forget to enjoy things along the way.

Looking forward to hearing your funnies!  Remember the first 5 commenters get the Featured Blogger button.

~Nancy Carter

Public Relations Assistant

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC

www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/tn3jcarter

www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/PRMama