Nate was playing with one of the neighbor boys his age and they wanted to go outside.

Nate was playing with one of the neighbor boys his age and they wanted to go outside. The boy didn't want to take off his socks, so thinking I was clever and knowing he really liked leopards I go, "You know, leopards don't wear socks."
"Yeah!", the neighbor boy nods with enthusiasm taking off his socks. I begin to silently congratulate myself when I'm interrupted as the boy continues matter of factly, "Leopards don't wear clothes either." Oh boy, this is NOT where I wanted this to go...