The scene: Dutch and I are riding a bus, as usual.
Me: Good thinking, Lincoln!*
Dutch: Lincoln, like the Lincoln sisters!
Me: Well, there was a famous president named Lincoln.
Dutch: Yes. Boof killed him.
Me: What?
Dutch: Boof killed him!
Me: Yeeesss... how did you know that?
Dutch: Daddy told me!
Me: Oh.
Dutch: Also, Lincoln made there be no more slaves anymore.
Me: Uh, yes. Sort of.
Dutch: What show was Lincoln going to see when Boof killed him?
Me: The limits of my historical knowledge have been reached.
* Something my parents always said to me. I have no idea where it comes from.
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pretty sure 'good thinkin lincoln' is a birdism
Apparently he was watching "An American Cousin." It's amazing what you have to learn to stay one step ahead (or in this case, in step) with your children!
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