Where do kids come up with it?

Allie: Can I have a sleepover at Grandma's?
Patrick: Not tonight Allie.
A: How about tomorrow night?
P: No.
A: How about the night after that?
P: Allie, you're going to be spending the whole weekend at Grandma's next weekend.
A: How come?
P: Mommy and I are going on a little trip.
A: Where?  To Virginia?
P: No, we're going to a place in New York called the Finger Lakes.
A: Are you going fishing?
P: No, we're not going to go fishing.
A: Well can you just bring me back some fish?