Today, my son asked, “Can I have a bookmark?” I burst into tears—11 years old and he still doesn’t know my name is Brian.

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Cipher22@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y (13 replies)

Ok... so. For the terminally slow?

BlueLineBae@midwest.social · 87 pts · 2y (11 replies)

Can I have a bookmark? = Can I have a book, Mark?

Etterra@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Thus demonstrating the importance of correct comma use.

It can be the critical factor when helping your uncle, Jack, off a horse.

ivanafterall@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y (4 replies)

l felt more shame about helping my uncle jack onto a horse, but he said he needed a hand or he couldn't get up.

Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Is that how he got the name Mr.Hands?

lightnegative@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's why horses are measured by hands

EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Yes, farm hands

ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Did you help your uncle jack off afterwards?

shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 8 pts · 2y

Or "Let's eat aunt Sally" vs "Let's eat, aunt Sally"

ivanafterall@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
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Dnn@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
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Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh man, I'm fucking slow

profoundninja@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

It took me a few read throughs as well, if i didn't know there was a joke in there, i wouldn't have ever got it.

End0fLine@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y

I don’t get it either…

Hupf@feddit.de · 22 pts · 2y

oh hi Mark

Seraph@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y

Great verbal joke. Doesn't read as well as it sounds.

Eggyhead@kbin.run · 10 pts · 2y

Your 11 year old knows what a real bookmark is?

andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I think this could be more obvious if you work in handing your son a book with a tear in your eye or something. Great premise though!

philo@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y

The really sad part is that it was my daughter and she is 32....