How to Respond When Asked if Raised in a Barn

Sometimes a child leaves the door open, and parents ask the infamous question, "Were you raised in a barn?" Knowing how to respond when asked this question is important. Humorous dialogue strengthens family ties. Humorous, familial dialogue is also a gift one generation can pass along to the next.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Listen attentively when asked some form of the following question: "Did you leave the door open; were you raised in a barn?"
2. Consider an appropriate facial gesture, such as raised eyebrows. Holding one's chin with one hand also implies a thought-pause.
3. Begin the response by giving a false response. This intensifies the actual response. The false response indicates that you were raised in a barn. Flap your arms like a chicken, oink like a pig or moo like a cow.
4. Reply to this question finally in the following manner: "No, actually, I was raised in a saloon where the doors close by themselves."
5. Watch the other person's face. Remember the expression, so you can mimic it at a later date.
6. Feel innocent, knowing you left the door open by accident.