Chapter 30
From the texts of Ben & Melody
Melody: Knock-knock.
Ben: Who’s there?
Melody: Jokey McJokerson.
Ben: Jokey McJokerson who?
Melody: Why was the magician so good at hockey?
Ben: Hmmm . . . Because hockey is magical. No joke.
Melody: Because he always has a hat trick.
Ben: ROTFL. Aren’t you punny?
Melody: What can I say? Sometimes, my humor is magical.
Ben: Ba dum chhh *drum emoji
Melody: *graduation cap emoji *cookie emoji
Ben: You know that isn’t how you tell a knock-knock joke, though, right? Ms. Smart Cookie.
Melody: You liked it, didn’t you?
Ben: I did . . .
Melody: Well, then. I think I told it just right. :-)
Ben: Okay. I’ll give you that one, but you know I didn’t score a hat trick tonight, right?
Melody: You scored two goals.
Ben: I did, but as I’m sure you know, a hat trick means scoring three goals in a single game.
Melody: True, but my magical powers tell me you would have scored a third goal had you been forced to go into overtime.
Ben: I can’t win here, can I?
Melody: Nope. You might as well just accept my praise like the good sport you are.
Ben: In that case, thank you.
Melody: You’re welcome. :-)