People have been sharing the funniest things they’ve heard kids say – 17 favourites

Between immature understanding of the world and a brutal honesty that has yet to be tamed, children have a habit of saying some very funny things.

When u/Childish_Gremlin asked Reddit to share some examples, hundreds flooded in – and we picked a few favourites.

1. Now, what was that fruit again?

2. Is that metric or imperial?

3. Phonics fail

4. Spelling is tricky

5. Shakespeare himself couldn’t have come up with a better description

6. Chill, Brad Pitt!

7. Farts are always funny

8. Surpiii-se!

9. Philosophers are born, not made