jueves, 10 de enero de 2008

troubling beginning blends

The Young Prince, at the up and coming age of 3 and almost 1/2 years, has been experiencing for quite some time difficulties in the pronunciation of words that begin with blends. For some of my longer-term readers, you might remember certain posts from a while back our issues with the certain word in particular: TRUCK. Yes, it still comes out primarily as F*CK...so we have the variations on the theme: The Fire F*uck, the Big F*ck, the Small F*ck, the Fast F*ck...it is not only a great conversation topic, it is a surefire way to get Looks from old ladies around town. (We have been able to morph Fire F*ck into Fire Engine, but that unfortunately does not cross over to other types of, well, f*cks).

Today I about spilled my hot tea all over my lap when, while driving Young Prince about on a Freecycle pickup with his Sidekick, Dame F, She-ra's daughter, I was listening to their conversation from their carseats and The Young Prince was relating about how one of his TV favorites, Annie from "Little Einsteins" was clapping with the song. Alas, this of course came out as "crapping along with the song" and I started laughing so hard I thought I was going to, well, clap my pants.

Brings me back to the days of Presidential Erections and Eric Crapton in Japan...

ay de mí.

3 comentarios:

  1. Hiya! It's been good catching up with your news. Some good - some funny - some not so good or funny. I am there with you in spirit my friend. Thanks for your cheery 'hi-yas' when I was taking my break - they meant a lot. (You mean a lot.) :)

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  2. Chief!!!

    How absolutely lovely to see you.

    Life sure does know how to deal some blows sometimes, don't you think?

    How are the Japan travel plans shaping up?

    Thinking of you in your gorgeous Summer hemisphere...

    Be well, Chief!

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  3. Now that's funny. :) I hope your vacation is good to you anyway.

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