My 8 year old will soon crush me in a battle of wits to the death

You heard me right. Upon leaving their dance studio this evening, my mini Gerber multitool fell off my key ring onto the car floor. I commented most eloquently, "Ugh, I dropped the thing on the floor."

My older asks "What thing?" I respond in jest "The thing I had on my keys."

My 8 year old asks: "what thing on your keys?"
Me: "The thing that's on the floor."
8yo: "What thing on the floor that was on your keys?"
Me: "The thing I'm trying to find!"
8yo: "What thing you're trying to find that's on the floor and was on your keys?"

I cracked up at that point. She had me nailed.