On the way back from getting more parts for marshmallow blasters, Klenda was asking about Octember. There is a Dr. Suess book in which all good things are promised to happen on the first of Octember.
A teachable moment. I decided to explain how and why a writer would write about something impossible. I unfortunately chose as an example the phrase "when pigs fly."
I started with the question: Can pigs fly?
Answer from the back of the van: Yes.
If you put a pig in an airplane it can fly.
If you have a large enough eagle (or small enough pig) it can fly.
Me: No, no, can a pig fly by itself?
If it has a rocket booster, or jet pack it can fly.
Me: No, I mean all by its piggy self without help.
Zoomlian pigs fly all the time.
Me: Can an EARTH pig fly ALL BY ITS PIGGY SELF?
If its on Zoom it can.
If its a really smart Earth pig it can make its own jet pack.
If it climbs a tree and jumps it can fly (although not for very long and only in one direction).
Me: Never. Mind.
Oooh! Ask us more impossible questions!
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LOL
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