Gratuitous Domestic Posting - "Same Words, Different Tune" Division
The Missus and the Llama-ettes have been planning a "family movie night" for tonight. So this morning I asked the soon-to-be-eight year old what movies she had in mind.
"Oh, Daddy!" she said. "How about the Sponge-Bob Movie?" "For Heaven's sake, child," I replied. "You've seen that about a dozen times already! And anyway, I know for a fact that Mom wouldn't sit through it in a billion years." "Well....." she said, "I know! What about Atlantis Squarepantis?" "Um," I answered, "How is that any different? It's just more SpongeBob." "Oh, no, Dad-dee!" she countered, "It's different! In this one, they go to Atlantis!" "So I gathered. The answer is still 'no'." "Nothing that has anything to do with Nickelodeon, dammit!" came the voice ofthe Missus floating down the stairs. "That's right!" I said, switching on the cranky old geezer rant function. "You're missing the point! The idea to find some good old-fashioned wholesomeness! Something you haven't seen before! One of those old Disney films like....like...say the "Flubber" movies!" "Flubber? Oooh, Daddee! I'd love to see Flubber!" she exclaimed. "Huh?" I thought. Well, okay. Good! Except, where would the girl possibly have heard of...... "Yes!" she went on. "That's the one with the butt-shaking moves!" "Whuh?" "Oh! And the little dancing flubber guy! Can we see it? Please?" "Whaaaaa...?" I thought again. And it was at that moment that I suddenly realized that she wasn't talking about the harmless old Fred MacMurray gems from the early sixties that I remembered fondly from lazy weekend matinees in my own yoot. No, she was thinking of that abominable Robin Williams remake from a few years back, which had totally slipped my mind until this point. I suddenly felt very old. It was about all I could do to tell her not to use the term "butt-shaking". Sigh....
Posted by: Robert at 09:44 AM
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Posted by: Mrs. Peperium at January 04, 2008 10:03 AM (7dJF4)
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Tell her the Robin Williams one was recalled because it was made in China and thus is harmful to her health (or your mental health).
I love the old Fred MacMurray Flubber movies. Amazing what can be done when you don't have to rely on sex or violence or bad language.
I love the old Fred MacMurray Flubber movies. Amazing what can be done when you don't have to rely on sex or violence or bad language.
Posted by: rbj at January 04, 2008 02:21 PM (ybRwv)
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Heh. The other day, The Lad insisted I change the channel from his Disney cartoons to the Food Network.
Posted by: Boy Named Sous at January 04, 2008 05:45 PM (xRL5x)
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Heh. A week or so ago, The Lad, not yet 3, insisted I switch channels from his children's programming over to the Food Network.
Posted by: Boy Named Sous at January 04, 2008 07:04 PM (xRL5x)
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