Out of the mouths...

The Gorse Fox has received an amusing missive from Old FatherTime. It recounted the various answers given by children to questions asked of them in a science exam. The Gorse Fox acknowledges the original collector of these anecdotes:

If you need a laugh, then read through these Children's Science Exam Answers:


Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.


Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.


Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.


Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? (brilliant, love this!)
A: Keep it in the cow.


Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All Water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no Water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.


Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.


Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get Intercontinental.


Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his Adultery.


Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.


Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen.)
A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax And the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain; the Borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I,O, and U.


Q: What is the fibula?
A: A small lie


Q: What does "varicose" mean? (I do love this one...)
A: Nearby.


Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section."
A: The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome


Q: What does the word " benign" mean?'
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.