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Anne just told me this:

"Last night, I walked down the hallway, past Nolan’s room. I looked in, and saw that he was in his bed, with the light off, snuggled up next to Riley [who sleeps on his bed — all 47 pounds of her.]

"I said, ‘Hey, pookie, are you going to sleep?’

"He looked up at me, and said, ‘No, mom, I’m just layin’ here.’ He paused for a second and added,  ‘Here’s your sign.’"

I’m still laughing.

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24 thoughts on “not what you expected to see”

  1. bagism347 says:
    8 March, 2006 at 8:14 pm

    Brilliant!

  2. tony mcdowell says:
    8 March, 2006 at 8:18 pm

    that is *so* (and i think it deserves this moniker) totally hawesome. i just read that and rushed in to tell me wife 🙂

  3. Wendy May says:
    8 March, 2006 at 8:43 pm

    Nolan rules!

  4. Alan says:
    8 March, 2006 at 8:58 pm

    Smart ass kids. Why, in my day… bah… nevermind.

  5. the brett says:
    8 March, 2006 at 8:59 pm

    OK….that completely RAWKS and makes me smile! I can only hope that my 15-year-old son and I can continue to have the same relationship you have with your boys (yes…they’re your boys regardless of “step” status). Or maybe I hope you guys have the same relationship that I have with my son…um….er…whatever. You know what I mean.

  6. Second Initial says:
    8 March, 2006 at 9:25 pm

    Signage

    It’s catching on. not what you expected to see “Last night, I walked down the hallway, past Nolan’s room. I looked in, and saw that…

  7. Abbie Williams says:
    8 March, 2006 at 11:05 pm

    I don’t get it. I get that Nolan rocks. I don’t get the “here’s your sign”. Am I slow or did I miss something?

  8. tiggrrl says:
    8 March, 2006 at 11:40 pm

    I just saw that you won the World Series of Strip-Poker”. Congrats, and I hope those pants find a good home! 🙂

  9. John says:
    8 March, 2006 at 11:43 pm

    I had to Google it, too, Abbie.
    http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/heresign.htm

  10. ephany says:
    9 March, 2006 at 12:00 am

    I don’t get it either. I hope someone will enlighten us slowpokes…

  11. Kenyon says:
    9 March, 2006 at 12:10 am

    Hmmm….. I think Anne’s questionable was reasonable. Plenty of people lie in bed in the dark. I know my little brother would lie in bed for hours before he would get to bed sometimes.

  12. K2 says:
    9 March, 2006 at 1:08 am

    hehehehehe
    Tho poor Nolan – I’m sure he’s thrilled now that all the world knows his Mom calls him Pookie. 😉

  13. Ryan Waddell says:
    9 March, 2006 at 1:14 am

    Dammit, I hate when there are internet jokes that I don’t know! That’s one more to add to the repertoire! 🙂
    Dammit, and I just lost the game.

  14. helcat_74 says:
    9 March, 2006 at 2:34 am

    Go Nolan, go!!!

  15. Becky says:
    9 March, 2006 at 4:48 am

    Thanx John for the link..I didn’t get it either 🙂

  16. MaraJade says:
    9 March, 2006 at 6:07 am

    “here’s your sign” isn’t an internet joke per se. It’s from comedian Bill Engvall, part of the blue collar comedy tour. He says it after someone asks an obvious question. As in, “duh, here’s your stupid sign.”
    I highly recommend him and Ron White, the only person who can make “tater salad” sound funny.

  17. Almost Lucid (Brad) says:
    9 March, 2006 at 6:47 am

    See, this is what happens. The kids that grow up with funny parents (even super dry humor) end up being the top comedians and entertainers. Your kids are destined to out-funny you, and that’s going to be the most rewarding feeling in the world. Damn, they’ve already got good timing!!11 🙂
    Great post. LOL funny.

  18. Triston says:
    9 March, 2006 at 8:33 am

    CONGRATS WIL!
    On winning your strip poker tournament! How come you never mentioned this???
    http://www.thetoque.net/popular-culture/wil-wheaton-wins-world-series-of-strip-poker.html
    Triston

  19. Digital Goddess says:
    9 March, 2006 at 9:32 am

    HAHAHAHA! That’s great! I sure hope my 10 year old daughter starts with that stuff, she sure gets it from me. My son is only 4, but a very evil 4, I know he will be saying stuff like that to me (and much worse). I can’t wait. Your kids rock my argyles.

  20. tuzanoore says:
    9 March, 2006 at 10:05 am

    kids quote the darnedest things 😛

  21. shauna says:
    9 March, 2006 at 11:03 am

    LOL. Now that’s funny. You have a very funny kid there, Wil. That’s really cute. Thanks for sharing. I’ll be laughing about that for a while…
    Shauna

  22. Rob_G says:
    9 March, 2006 at 11:42 am

    HAWSOME!

  23. KatieKatie says:
    9 March, 2006 at 12:52 pm

    ha ha ha! That’s witty!

  24. Beth says:
    10 March, 2006 at 2:14 pm

    *falls out of chair laughing, hurts her elbow, doesn’t care* Wow…aren’t teenagers fun, Wil?

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