So, Joe and I were playing basketball, and we couldn't sink a shot no matter what we did.
Dad: Know what happened? Here's what happened. An alien landed in the night, and it knocked down the basketball hoop and dragged it away. But the thing is, the alien looks exactly like a basketball hoop, and so now it's getting all mad at us. It's refusing to let us get the ball into its hoop.
Joe: Or maybe it likes it. It's like, thinking, "Cool! DODGEBALL!"
See, now? That is FUNNY.