Sammy came home from school with a handbag made out of newspaper. Like all handbags made from newspaper, it was pathetic. But Sammy enjoyed learning how to make one.
Daddy: Sammy, get your maths book. We will study now.
Sammy: (creating another paper handbag) There's something more important than studying maths you know.
Daddy: Like what?
Sammy: Making a paper bag.
Pia was practicing solving math word problems. She's a bit rusty.
Pia: Daddy, how many feet in a foot?
Sammy is learning algebra. He’s trying to solve the equation:
2 (X – 12) = X + 12
Sammy: First, multiply the 2, so we get:
2X – 24 = X + 12
Sammy: Then, I remove –24 from one side by adding 24 to both sides:
2X – 24 + 24 = X + 24
2X = 24
X = 12
Dad: That’s wrong. What happened to the 12 on the right side?
Sammy: It died.
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Sometimes Daddy emails Mummy from work to ask if he needs to pick up anything from the supermarket on the way home.
Daddy: (via email) Sweetie, I’m going to buy wholemeal bread, white toast, anything else?
Mummy: (via email) Please buy wholemeal bread, white toast, 6 Big Mac, 20,000 french fries, 8000000 tons of cheese.
(Sammy was using Mummy’s computer at the time, saw Daddy’s email, and tried his luck).
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Several weeks ago, the kids went to the library to play chess against old hands. Though they all played good games, they lost all their games.
One day while walking…
Daddy: (to the kids) Let’s practice chess again. We’re going to the library next week so the three of you can play chess with the old timers there. This time you must decimate them. LIke they totally destroyed you last time.
Domu: Decimate… so beat only 1 in 10?
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Mummy’s homework standards are too high for Sammy. (Sammy’s standards are too low). So they always argue. One day Sammy went into the spare room to do his homework.
Daddy: What are you doing here?
Sammy: I need to stay here. Mummy is in the hallway. The hallway is not secured.
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The family was watching TV one night and someone on TV mentioned ‘Big Apple’.
Sammy: I know what Big Apple is. You guys don’t.
Daddy: What is it?
Sammy: LONDON!
Everyone: No it’s not!
Sammy: I’m so dumb…
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There’s a school affair at Pia’s school. They are inviting the students and their parents to enjoy a barbecue and a meet the teachers. Sammy is always excited when there’s food:
Sammy: Mummy, are we all going to ‘Meet the Barbecue?’
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