Actual discussion held in the car this morning:
Caterpillar: "Sister, did you watch the Andrew Jackson cartoon today?"
Dormouse: "Huh?"
Caterpillar: "The Andrew Jackson cartoon. At school. We watched it after the Pleleegiance."
Me: "You mean the Pledge of Allegiance?"
Caterpillar: "No. I mean The Pleleegiance."
Me: "Oooh. The Pleleegiance. Totally different thing."
Dormouse: "I don't know what you're talking about."
Caterpillar: "The. Andrew. Jackson. Cartoon."
Dormouse: "Just because you say it slower, doesn't mean it makes any more sense."
Exasperated Caterpillar: "THE ANDREW JACKSON CARTOON. You know: 'Ouch! That hurts! Yow! That's not fair, giving a guy a shot down there!'"
Dormouse: "Oooooh I know what you're talking about! You mean the Interjection cartoon."
Me: "Wait, what? You guys get to watch Schoolhouse Rock cartoons in class?"
Dormouse: "Yes, they're these cartoons that teach grammar and math and..."
Me: "Um excuse me. I know what Schoolhouse Rock is."
Dormouse: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Schoolhouse Rock was around long before you. And I watched them all on television every Saturday morning."
Dormouse: "Yes, but these probably aren't the same as when you were a kid. It goes like this: *sings* So when you're happy..."
Me: "Hurray!"
Dormouse: "or sad..."
Me: "Aw!"
Dormouse: "or frightened..."
Me: "Eek!"
Dormouse: "or mad..."
Me: "Rats!"
Dormouse: "or excited..."
Me: "Wow!"
Dormouse: "or glad..."
Me: "Hey! I can ride a bike!"
Dormouse: "...an interjection starts a sentence right."
I honestly didn't even know I knew all the words to that song; they just spilled out of my mouth like the Alphabet Song or responses at a Catholic Mass.
...and also with you.
Caterpillar: "Sister, did you watch the Andrew Jackson cartoon today?"
Dormouse: "Huh?"
Caterpillar: "The Andrew Jackson cartoon. At school. We watched it after the Pleleegiance."
Me: "You mean the Pledge of Allegiance?"
Caterpillar: "No. I mean The Pleleegiance."
Me: "Oooh. The Pleleegiance. Totally different thing."
Dormouse: "I don't know what you're talking about."
Caterpillar: "The. Andrew. Jackson. Cartoon."
Dormouse: "Just because you say it slower, doesn't mean it makes any more sense."
Exasperated Caterpillar: "THE ANDREW JACKSON CARTOON. You know: 'Ouch! That hurts! Yow! That's not fair, giving a guy a shot down there!'"
Dormouse: "Oooooh I know what you're talking about! You mean the Interjection cartoon."
Me: "Wait, what? You guys get to watch Schoolhouse Rock cartoons in class?"
Dormouse: "Yes, they're these cartoons that teach grammar and math and..."
Me: "Um excuse me. I know what Schoolhouse Rock is."
Dormouse: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Schoolhouse Rock was around long before you. And I watched them all on television every Saturday morning."
Dormouse: "Yes, but these probably aren't the same as when you were a kid. It goes like this: *sings* So when you're happy..."
Me: "Hurray!"
Dormouse: "or sad..."
Me: "Aw!"
Dormouse: "or frightened..."
Me: "Eek!"
Dormouse: "or mad..."
Me: "Rats!"
Dormouse: "or excited..."
Me: "Wow!"
Dormouse: "or glad..."
Me: "Hey! I can ride a bike!"
Dormouse: "...an interjection starts a sentence right."
I honestly didn't even know I knew all the words to that song; they just spilled out of my mouth like the Alphabet Song or responses at a Catholic Mass.
...and also with you.
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March 11, 2013 at 9:04 PM
Never even heard of them before.