#3: The State of New England
Several years ago, I was quizzing my oldest son about the US state capitals. We went through several.
Father: “California?”
Son: “Sacramento”
Father: “Indiana?”
Son: “Indianapolis”
Father: “New York?”
Son: “Albany”
Idiot Father: “New England?”
Son: …
Son: “uhm… Dad, are you sure that’s a state?”
Idiot Father: “Of course it’s a state. Where do you think the New England Patriots play?”
Now, as if it’s not bad enough that I’ve said something stupid, I decide to prove it to my son, who clearly requires some education about US Geography. So I grab the encyclopedia off the shelf, and flip to the section on New England. Not satisfied, I then said, “Well, where do the Patriots play?”
In unison, my wife and son said, “Massachusetts”
That was eight years ago.
He’s not let me forget it since.
A Fool and his Words are Soon Parted 
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