Thursday, August 03, 2006

Would the Real Bert Please Stand Up

I hate to feed an urban myth that's always annoyed me, but I have no choice:

I purchased some large, lawn-gnome-like sesame street characters for my kids (cuz no-one should deprive two-year-olds of stuff that breaks easily).

Sure enough, Bert received a painful amputation on his second day at our house. I took him into my office and left him on my desk to writhe in pain until I could find some time to re-attach his arm.

When I re-entered my office later I noticed that Bert's arm was not lined up in the original, friendly-greeting pose you see above, but had moved into the effeminate, check-me-out-baby pose you see below.

I'm still trying to figure out why Stacey didn't appreciate me chasing her around the house last night demonstrating both poses while proclaiming "Gay! ... Not Gay! Gay! ... Not Gay!"

PS: Just to add to the weirdness - My kid's have never actually watched Sesame Street, so they named Bert "Boogey Man." And no-one can change his name now - we've tried.

2 comments:

Nicole MacIver Okiring said...

You're the craziest family I know and I LOVE it! Tell the girls I say hi!

Rob Scott said...

Nicole,
We think that was meant as a compliment, so we'll take it as one.

Emily and Kaylee really miss you (Stacey and I are just glad to be without your blood-curdling screams coming from below our suite at all hours of the night - get some professional help woman!)