John came to me and said, “I want to play Ho-wa-a-boo.”

“What?” I asked. I mean, I understand 3 year old, but this one throwing me for a loop.

“Hula-a-boo,” he said.

Realizing he meant the game “Hullabaloo”, but still wanting to tease him a bit, I said, “Hula-blue too?”

“No!  Ho-wa-a boo!”

“Oh!  Hullabaloo.”

“That’s what I was saying!”