A Callahan Family Dinner

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A Typical (or atypical) Callahan Family Dinner

Hannah: I hate my teacher! I hate him. His name is Mr. Israel.
Me: Is he Jewish?
Hannah: No he's black
Timmy: Too bad he's not Chinese. You know how Chinese people name their kids?? They throw a spoon down the stairs and take the first three sounds it makes.
Dad: ahahahahahahhahahaha
Hannah: That's not funny

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<-- this "subject" is unclear; is it a noun form (an if so which one) or is it the transitive verb?

[anonymous]

yes dinners can be awkward. recall if you will, this dinner between two sets of soon-to-be in-laws:

FRANK: You've got the chicken, the hen, and the rooster. The chicken goes with the rooster, so who's having sex with the hen?
GEORGE (under his breath): Oh God!
MR. ROSS: Their all chickens. The rooster has sex with all of them.
FRANK: You only ever hear about the chicken, the rooster, and the hen. Something's missing!
MRS. ROSS: Something's missing alright.

My family also has awkward dinners, and, in fact, my almost 30 year old sister still gets sent away from the table for crudeness from time to time. The key to an enjoyable and non stress meal is, in addition to good food, something common to discuss. In this instance, perhaps the racial joking opened up by Timmy could ahve kept going; someone could have commented that Poles name their children by throwing the child down the stairs and letting the coroner name them (but usually only for the first child). It seems Hannah would have gotten increasingly indignant, but nothings perfect. Throw in a little beano for Clare and that imperfect meal becomes a regular banquet.

P.S. I have to say that Timmy there is a pretty funny guy, and from your previous post I ascertain that he is also something of a hunk. How old is he?