A generation ago Art Linkletter entertained people on a show called Art Linkletter's House Party. One popular recurring segment was called "Kids Say the Darnedest Things". In it, Linkletter 'interviewed' kids and just let them be themselves. The segment was revived by Bill Cosby in 1998 as a show called Kids Say the Darnedest Things.

I was reminded of it on the Sunday when I did a children's sermon that had a great moral that kids couldn't possibly misunderstand. That is, unless they were familiar with Captain Underpants. As it turns out, everyone of the kids that were supposed to be enthralled with my teaching had heard of said Captain. One precocious youngster blurted out "Captain Underpants" in response to my insightful question. The moment was lost......

This story, passed on by a friend, had to have been inspired by a relative of the one in my story.

Four Worms and a Lesson 
 
A minister decided that a visual demonstration would
add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.
 
Four worms were placed into four separate jars.

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.
The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.
The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.
 
At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following
results:
 
The first worm in alcohol - Dead.
 
The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead
 
Third worm in chocolate syrup - Dead
 
Fourth worm in good clean soil - Alive.
 
So the Minister asked the congregation -
 
What can you learn from this demonstration?
 
Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said,
 
"As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"
 
That pretty much ended the service --