The child was small, with glasses, and carried a bright bouquet of Gerbera daisies wrapped in cellophane. He offered a pint of ice cream to his mother.
Mother: No, dear, put it back; we don’t need ice cream today.
Child: Why not?
The 19th of October 2002, a Saturday, at 16.48
Generally: nor good red herring.
Might be similar to:
¶ mizzling
¶ quite literally
¶ 13.02.02 - Wednesday
¶ ghost pain
¶ Absurdity
The child was small, with glasses, and carried a bright bouquet of Gerbera daisies wrapped in cellophane. He offered a pint of ice cream to his mother.
Mother: No, dear, put it back; we don’t need ice cream today.
Child: Why not?