Dear Learner 1,

You walked into the room while I was watching a ventriloquist comedian and you asked how that skeleton was talking. (The puppet was a skeleton.) I explained to you that the skeleton wasn't real and he wasn't talking at all. It was the man standing next to him that was talking for him. Without ever moving his lips! You shook your head acknowledging that you understood. And then you asked "But miss, when he eats, where does all the food go?"

So I tried to explain it to you again. The puppet isn't real. The puppet doesn't need to eat. The puppet isn't talking. The man next to him is talking without moving his lips! I said this to you in like 5 different ways to make sure you understood. And then just to make double sure (if such a thing actually exists in Namibia-- which it doesn't), I asked you "You understand? It's pretty cool isn't it?" And you nodded your head yes and kept watching in amazement.

Ten minutes later when the skit was done I turned to you to see if you liked it. You looked at me and said "But miss, WHERE DOES THE FOOD GO!?"

Haha, I give up,
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