When my 16-year-old son Aaron — who has naturally orange hair and whose favorite color is orange — was about seven years old, his elementary school put on a talent show. Aaron did stand-up comedy, for the first time in his career (for a more recent appearance, see here).
I can’t recall Aaron’s entire routine (I have it on tape SOMEWHERE), but I do remember it included several knock-knock jokes, which he did not write.* The following knock-knock joke was part of his routine (and perhaps you’ve heard this one):
Aaron: Knock knock.
Audience: Who’s there?
Aaron: Banana.
Audience: Banana who?
Aaron: Knock knock.
Audience: Who’s there?
Aaron: Banana.
Audience: Banana who?
Aaron: Knock knock.
Audience: Who’s there?
Aaron: Banana.
Audience: Banana who?
Aaron: Knock knock.
Audience: Who’s there?
Aaron: Orange.
Audience: Orange who?
Aaron: Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
Orange you glad I’m writing a post about “orange”?
Orange you wondering why I’m writing this today? Whether you’re wondering, orange you assuming I’m going to tell you?
I’m writing this post today because:
- Orange is a major color of fall/autumn, around these parts.
- Somebody in a therapy session, yesterday, who is working on separating herself from toxic family members, quoted something a friend told her:
Expecting anything different and healthy from your family is like going to the hardware store and expecting to buy oranges.
- Orange you aware that I probably have lots of photos on my iPhone with the color orange in them?
That last photo shows some needlepoint by my late mother.
Orange I grateful for the family I have?
Finally, orange you wondering about anything in this post? If you are, please knock-knock for an answer.
Thanks to orange people and orange things, everywhere, and to you — of course! — for all the colors you bring, today.
* By the way, Aaron did write his own knock-knock joke, soon after that. It went like this:
Aaron: Knock knock.
Audience: Who’s there?
Aaron: The town detective.
Audience: The town detective who?
Aaron: I’ll be asking the questions around here.
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 