. . . Sunday March 18, 2012

Herschel Plays Twenty Questions

Here’s an exchange between my five year-old son Herschel and his mom while they played a game of Twenty Questions over dinner.

Herschel:ย Are you blue?

Mom: No.

Are you orange?

No.

Are you yellow?

No, and the color is irrelevant.

Are you white?

No, and I just said the color is irrelevant.

What does irrelevant mean?

It means that it doesn’t matter. My color will not help you guess what I am, so don’t waste your questions on this topic. OK?

OK.

You get it?

I get it.

Good. So knowing my color will not help you answer the question. That’s why it’s irrelevant. OK, go ahead and ask me something else.

Are you red?

 

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