I’m Old
Friday, August 17, 2007 at 02:58pmI met my cousin and her two boys for lunch today. While she took the younger one to the bathroom, I sat with the older one. He was coloring and chanting something over and over, and I said, “You sound like a broken record.” He looked at me and asked, “What’s a record?”
ivon on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Ha! You’re old.
ali on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 3:15 pm
when i am stuck in situations like this that either requires a silent, curious stare (b/c children are aliens) or a retort that includes “bad” words, i often find myself relying on one response that fills both myself and the wee ones with glee:
“your mommy is buying you a pony”.
it will give you the time needed to recover from such comments as “what’s a record” and your cousin’s anger will make you giggle.
freakgirl on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 3:33 pm
You’ve obviously never met my cousin. Kelly would kick my ass. Heh.
I actually explained it to him and he was delighted to hear my impression of a skipping record.
Jen in OH! on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I saw over at Pandagon today that the baby boy from the front cover of Nevermind is going to be old enough to vote next year. Now, if I could only remember where I put my arthritis meds…
Michael on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 3:55 pm
In related news, the GD compact disk is 25 years old.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6950845.stm
Oy gevalt.
GeekBoy on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 4:04 pm
And we’re probably just a few years away from the CD being obsolete, thanks to iPods, flash drives, and broadband.
Are there any CD-related phrases that will sound silly to children 20 years from now?
Maggie on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 4:17 pm
We had to explain records to Alex, too. And you should have seen him try to push the “button” in order to roll down his window when we first got our car. His only past experience had been with power windows. I had to show him that it wasn’t a button, it was a knob. And then teach him how to ROLL DOWN the window. I totally laughed at him.
ali on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 4:57 pm
hehehe yeah i think the first time i pulled that one with my brother-in-law, he got really *really* angry and said it wasn’t fair b/c my nephew would be upset about it. and i said - change the subject. he’s 5. he said - and how do you change the subject from a pony? so i said “hey hunter, remember that time dancing elmo died?”
if looks could kill. i tend to hide behind my father who thinks i’m wonderful! and doesn’t listen!
how come a “scratched cd” doesn’t have the same effect as a “broken record”?
Jen in OH! on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Children of the future may confuse “burning a CD” with some kind of good old-fashioned book burning — especially if they know anything about the politics of our day, but then again, education may be illegal by then so perhaps this is a moo point.
freakgirl on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 5:51 pm
I swear to christ I will laugh about “moo point” until the day I die.
Maggie on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Yeah, it’s like a cow’s opinion. It just doesn’t matter. It’s moo.
Oh dear lord.
Susie on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Heh. We’re such nerds. We still listen to vinyl, which is pretty odd, considering Al is a technology whore.
In any case, my guys were screaming “8! 8! I forget what 8 is for!” before breakfast this morning, so it can’t be all bad.
maddie on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Moo. Me too, fg. That will never not be fall on the floor hilarious to me.
freakgirl on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Susie, could your kids be any cooler? Nope.
Soosan on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 9:21 am
Good job on the aging y’all
freakgirl on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 10:53 am
Nice callback!