This is a Cornhusker Blog Lite that's on the "lit-er" side.

Another Grand-Kid Highlight + Santa Claus + Southern Chivalry

Grand-Kids Are the Best

Here is a conversation between our 4-year-old grandson Bentley [Rachel, my daughter, & Derek are his parents.] It was reported to Lois by one of Bentley's pre-school teachers. She reported it to me. I cannot swear * to the exact verbiage, but on MY blog that's not a huge concern. His teacher was trying to help Bentley memorize his part in the upcoming Christ Lutheran Pre-school Christmas program.
Teacher:  "There was no room in the inn." Now you say it, Bentley.
Bentley:  [After frowning & counting on his fingers] I have 8 rooms! **
* I don't swear anyway. Seriously! Ask those who know me.
** The Broders' clan recently moved into a new house. Apparently, according to Bentley's calculation, there are 8 rooms in the house. ***
*** Bentley also obviously wants to help Mary & Joseph & baby Jesus.

Dept. of Shameless Joke Appropriations

From Norfolk Daily News TV Week, late laughs (10/27):  "Archaeologists believe they have found the tomb of St. Nicholas beneath an ancient church in Turkey. St. Nicholas, of course, is the basis for the legend of Santa Claus. And they think they found him. Which means now when my son asks me if Santa is real, I can confidently say, 'Yes! He is dead, though. That's why you didn't get that bike.'" James Corden *
* I am very sorry if I inadvertently spoiled your belief in Santa Claus.

From Omaha World Herald, Breaking Brad by Brad Dickson (10/29):  "An Italian soccer player was suspended 5 games for urinating on fans. This raises the question:  what do you have to do to be suspended for 10 games?" [As qualifies as "There Is No Place Like Italy."]

Ditto (11/15):  "Nebraska employs a cougar-tracking dog that spends all day sniffing poop. That sounds a lot like being a sportswriter who covers the Husker FB team this season."

Also by Brad Dickson in OWH (11/8):  "I'm also told that curling is growing in popularity in the US & is possibly becoming somewhat popular with millennials. How could a group whose lives revolve around avocado toast, fidget spinners & scaling buildings in search of the Pokemon rat creature be wrong?"  [It's been awhile since I took a jab at millennials. I'm sorry IF I've offended you. You know who you are.]

From Reader's Digest, Life in These United States (10/17):  "As any Southerner knows, there's nothing like a backhanded compliment from a proper southern lady Her are some favorites from the Alabama-based website al.com. Y'all feel free to borrow them:

• "I just love how you don't care what people think. That takes a special person.
• "I bet those shoes are comfortable.
• "After you tell her you lost 9 lbs: 'Well, that's a wonderful start.'
• "After you arrive for a visit: 'What'd you do, sugar, drive all the way here with the windows down?'
• "After you've cooked:  'That was good. I must have been hungry.'
• "I bought this the other day, but it's too big on me. Do you want it?"