At lunch, the boys requested some entertainment. They wanted to be asked some quiz bowl type questions. Pulling some up on my phone, we began.

Typical quiz bowl type stuff ensued, with answers like “Oklahoma as the Sooner State,” “Henry David Thoreau wrote ‘Walden,'” and “Carbon is represented by the letter C on the Periodic Table.”

The boys battled back and forth, then came the next question, “Name this type of confusing statement or argument, which logically contradicts itself.”

Without missing a beat, my 10-year-old son Ben said, “Sam.” Interesting answer, let’s consider. Your older brother Sam does often make confusing statements and frequently (and logically) contradicts himself.

The website says that the answer is “paradox,” but we’ll accept “Sam.”

Ben, congrats! You’ve won. Sam, congrats! (We think.) Looks like you’re now an official “Human Paradox.” Somehow, it all makes sense.