At our dinner table tonight ...ME (looking at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle that Cherub has borrowed) : Which one is this?
CLIMBER: Donatello.
CHERUB: NO!! Dat's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!
ME: Well, yes, but there's 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and they've all got different names. There's Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Mi..
CLIMBER : Michael Jackson.
FIXIT : (Sniggering appreciatively) Heh heh, you mean Michelangelo!!
CLIMBER : It's not funny!
ME: (Trying to suppress giggles and ending up making chortling noises out my nose)
CLIMBER: Stop laughing.
FIXIT: (Pulling himself together) Sorry.
ME: (Shaking all over, lost it totally)
CLIMBER : STOP LAUGHING
ME: (Practically falling off my seat)
CLIMBER: STOP LAUGHING. I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN!! (Starts weeping)
ME: (Finally sobering up.) Sorry, darling.
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I think he's forgiven me.
(Just don't tell him I blogged about it).
I didn't know the kid had even heard of Michael Jackson.
Oh these little tykes, they're so sensitive, aren't they?! Were we ever like that?
ReplyDeleteWere we ever!
Teenage mutant ninja turtles---are they popular again?? When my 19 yr. old was little he was a huge fan.....
ReplyDeleteI didn't know ninja turtles were still around - I am soooo out of the boy loop. Poor Climber.....
ReplyDeleteBless their little hearts. I'd have been laughing too. (Just bought the boy TMNT undies last week. So incredibly ugly).
ReplyDeleteHa Ha
ReplyDeleteI suppose it's OK for the climber to know about MJ; I'd be a bit worried though, if MJ knew about the climber!
What's worse is that the new incarnations have new trendy names: Mikey, Leo, .. um .. Donny and Raph, I guess ( not sure on the last two )
ReplyDeleteIt's that whole rapper thing.
I'm looking forward to the "8-Mile" years.
Yo, mo-fo ! :)
P.S. - that's a McHappy Meal toy, isn't it ?
ReplyDeleteI can see the button at the back that launches the Ninja Turtle into an impressive kick or whatnot.... :)
Does nothing get past you H&B? Although, I can neither confirm or deny it's McHappy status as it's a borrowed plaything. Yo.
ReplyDeleteI hadnt realised they were back!
ReplyDeleteAs we only had AAG back when they were last around, we didnt see much of them- they were mostly for the boys.
The MJ thing....how creepy that Climber knew of him?
It freaks me out - still - that my four year old boy is into (WAY into) the same four ninja turtles that my 30-something year old brothers were into in the 1980s... And have you SEEN how April did her hair back then???
ReplyDeleteI think you handled it beautifully.
ps - you don't have an email link! So I will just have to say, essays welcome in my comment box any time... I am frequently guilty of leaving same in other's boxes - write away.
ReplyDelete(and I loved yours!)
Couldn't email a reply - blogger doesn't provide emails -but I wanted to tell you that a robicomb is one of the best things I ever bought! Email me for more info if you need it!
ReplyDeleteJust be glad he's not heard from Michael Jackson.
ReplyDelete-J.