Not sure if this qualifies as a joke, but.... I'm sitting out on my front porch watching two groups of boys, ages 8-10 or so, arguing about who was tougher, badder, etc. One of them pipes up with "" My Dad is a soldier, and he could beat your Dad's ass!"" The other boy, a bit younger, replies ""Nuh-uh. Just because he's a soldier doesn't make him bullet-proof!"" The first boy just sort of stood there, not seeming to know what to say back. Talk about escalating quickly. I was still chuckling about that exchange an hour later.