This comes from a friend, who claims it happened to her. Her seven-year-old asks: "Mom, what's sex?" Mom (flustered): "Well, that's whether you're a girl or a boy. You know, like when we signed you up for swimming lessons, and the form asked what your sex was, that's what they wanted to know." Son: "OK" Mom: (whew) Next day: Son: "Mom, Joe says that sex is when you take off your clothes and rub against each other. Is that true?" Mom: "Well, yes, that's another meaning of 'sex'." Son: "ALL your clothes?" Mom: "Yes." Son: "YUCK! Really?" (I've forgotten what transpired here; no matter.) Mom: "Well, I'm real glad you asked me about this. If you have any more questions, please ask." Son: "Well, I do have one more." Mom (breaking into a sweat): "Yes?" Son: "Where does metal come from?" -- Topher Eliot Data General DG/UX Systems Administration Development
(From the "Rest" of RHF)