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It always amazed me when our 45th president spoke of how much the press maligns "your favorite president."  I really didn't hear the press speak much on Theodore Roosevelt in our day & age!  😉😅  ---Marie Byars            

Theodore Roosevelt received a Nobel Peace Prize while president for negotiating the end to a war between Japan and Russia.  He greatly expanded the National Park system.  After Roosevelt left office, all four of his sons served in World War 1.  The three who survived served in World War II, with Brigadier General Ted Roosevelt, Jr. serving with the most distinction in WW2. 

Knock Yourself Out

(Knock-Knock Jokes to Make You Groan)

1: Knock-Knock.
2: Who's there?
1: Owl say.
2: Owl say who?
1: You're right, they do!

1: Knock-Knock.

2: Who's there?

1: Pencil.
2: Pencil who?
1: Never mind; it's pointless.

1: Knock-Knock.

2: Who's there?

1: Kanga.
2: Kanga who?
1: No...Kangaroo!

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How to end a Knock-Knock joke:

1: Knock-Knock.
2: It's open!

     When we were children and as we spent time with children when we became adults, "Knock-knock" jokes were likely part of our history, at least in the English-speaking world.   This is particularly a phenomenon in the US. 

     The roots of knock-knock jokes seem to be in 1900s humor. They started as "Do You Know?" jokes.  In less threatening, less pressured times, a jokester seeking to be funny would approach a stranger and ask a question like, "Do you know Joe?'.  The respondent was expected to reply, "Joe who?"  And the jokester would stay something like "Joe K'Ster."

     In the 1920s, fashion-forward flappers tossed out what they considered witty jokes they called "nifties."  Some of them were structurally similar to the "Do You Know?" jokes from the turn-of-the-century. 

     Knock-Knock jokes started in the 1930s. Some sources trace the origin to Frank Knox, running mate of Republican Alf Landon in 1936.