Of People and Penguins

Claire:  "Did you know that all mammal groups have homosexual members, but that humans are the only mammals that display homophobia?"

Jane:  "What does that mean?"

Claire:  "You know, like animals have couples with two males or two females.  But only in humans do other members of the group have any kind of problem with it."

Jane:  "Oh, like the penguins that have two dads?  But none of the other penguins care?"

Claire:  "Yes, exactly."

Margot: "Wait, WHAT?  Penguins are both male and female?!"

Everyone:  [silence]

Claire:  "Homosexual, Margot.  Not hermaphrodite."

Explain This

Jane recently borrowed a purse from me.  When I got it back, these items were inside.  I'm really not sure what to make of this.

You've Got to Be Kidding

I received this email from Margot (via her Nook).  Guess what?  NO.

And I strongly suspect that "we" got the first book during the evening when Margot got ahold of the Barnes & Noble password and went on an unauthorized book buying spree.

On Basketball

Me: "Guess which team your basketball game is against this weekend?"
Claire: "Which?"
Me: "Margot and Jane's.  But of course you can't play because of the broken finger."
Claire: "Yeah, that's too bad."
Me:"Wait, did you want to play against your sisters?"
Claire: "Yes. I want to smite them."
[pause]
Claire: "Well, I don't want to smite Jane, since it's her first year.  But I do want to smite Margot."
Me: [Silence]
Claire: "Then next year, I will smite them both."