Son: Swords are better than axes.
Me: Ok.
Son: And axes are better than trees. Dad, are axes better than trees?
Me: Well, it depends on context. You can't really say which is better without an example of what you're trying to do with it. Axes can chop down trees. But you can burn the wood from a tree to keep you warm.
Son: Huh?
Me: For example, if you wanted shade, a tree would be better. But if you were being driven insane by the pressure of isolation and the spirits of an old, haunted hotel in the dead of winter, then you'd definitely need an axe.

Comments

1. John on 2006-03-18 19:25:18 wrote: Jack Nicholson’s stellar example aside, swords can be usefiul in haunted hotels too.

2. shannon on 2006-03-19 19:07:30 wrote: This is like rock paper scissors for surrealists. I would say tree. Just tree.

3. piers on 2006-03-20 08:30:55 wrote: Rock paper scissors for surrealists? Obviously fish!

4. Johnny Huh? on 2006-03-23 08:41:53 wrote: You know, with the new Ronco Axe/Sword, all your problems are solved. Its an axe on one end and a sword on the other. Just don’t try running with it.

5. Norby on 2006-03-26 20:32:26 wrote: Do your kids just stare at you funny when you answer like that? Ours do. -//

6. john on 2006-03-31 00:37:59 wrote: Yah. But they’re getting pretty savvy. They roll their eyes now, too.