Kids say the craziest things: What is Labor Day?

A reporter asked kids what Labor Day was about in 1996. Their answers were hilarious.

A reporter asked kids what Labor Day was about in 1996. Their answers were hilarious.

It's really the embodiment of Americana. The Labor Day parade, crowds come out by the hundreds to show just how patriotic they are because everyone knows what Labor Day is. Do you know what Labor Day is? Yeah. What is it? Something about the army? Uh, women give birth. Do you think it has anything to do with the Chicago Bears? No. Well, that's *** start. At least the Essex Iowa Labor Day parade. It's marching bands marching, it's kids making noise. Its hometown heroes being treated as such in the Olympic marathon was *** childhood dream of mine and Sue Youngberg Rigg. Born and raised in Essex. She ran the Olympic Marathon for Great Britain this year. She's someone who obviously knows the meaning of hard work. So it's appropriate. She makes her homecoming on Labor Day. But to find the true meaning of Labor Day, you've got to find someone for whom the day is named *** laborer *** day off for everybody else. But me and *** day to remember for the laborer of tomorrow working diligently from the news watch seven live link. I'm Phil Johnston.

Kids say the craziest things: What is Labor Day?

A reporter asked kids what Labor Day was about in 1996. Their answers were hilarious.

We all know that Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. It means a long weekend, parades, cooking out and having fun. But do you know what the holiday stands for?A reporter asked a group of precocious kids what Labor Day is. Their responses were as varied as they were hilarious.WATCH the video to see their absurd and goofy answers.If you enjoyed this video, here are a few more amusing stories from our archive.WATCH: Teens decode slang from 2001 like 'tight,' 'oasis'Do you feel me? Bling blinging? One of our reporters enlisted the help of some “super hip” high school seniors to help decode the cryptic slang of 2001.WATCH: ‘Farmer’ uses ‘magic seeds’ to grow crazy cash crop in 1980Money doesn’t grow on trees, but that didn't apply to this "farmer." Watch as he magically “grows” a gold bar tree.1977-era robot claimed to be marvelA robot visited a department store in 1977, attempting to sell coats and make friends. He wasn’t always a success.

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We all know that Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. It means a long weekend, parades, cooking out and having fun. But do you know what the holiday stands for?

A reporter asked a group of precocious kids what Labor Day is. Their responses were as varied as they were hilarious.

WATCH the video to see their absurd and goofy answers.

If you enjoyed this video, here are a few more amusing stories from our archive.

WATCH: Teens decode slang from 2001 like 'tight,' 'oasis'

Do you feel me? Bling blinging? One of our reporters enlisted the help of some “super hip” high school seniors to help decode the cryptic slang of 2001.

WATCH: ‘Farmer’ uses ‘magic seeds’ to grow crazy cash crop in 1980

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but that didn't apply to this "farmer." Watch as he magically “grows” a gold bar tree.

1977-era robot claimed to be marvel

A robot visited a department store in 1977, attempting to sell coats and make friends. He wasn’t always a success.

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