Little Johnny rushed home from school. He invaded the fridge and was scooping out some ice cream when his mother entered the kitchen. She said, "Put that away, Johnny. You can't have ice cream now. It's too close to dinner time. Go outside and play."
Little Johnny whimpered and says, "There's no one to play with."
Trying to placate him, she said, "OK. I'll play with you. What do you want to play?"
"I wanna play 'Mommy and Daddy", Johnny whined in reply.
Trying not to register surprise, and to further appease him, she says, "Fine, I'll play. What do I do?"
Little Johnny said, "You go up to the bedroom, and lie down as if you're taking a nap."
Figuring that she can easily control the situation, Mom went upstairs.
Little Johnny, acting a bit cocky, swaggered down the hall and opened the utility closet. He put on his fathers old fishing hat. As he started up the stairs, he noticed a cigarette butt in the ashtray on the end table. He picked it up and slipped it into the corner of his mouth. At the top of the stairs he moved to the bedroom doorway.
His mother raised her head and queried, "What do I do now?"
In a gruff manner, Little Johnny said, "Get your butt outa bed and downstairs to the kitchen, and give that kid some ice cream!"
