Random Conversation with My Three-Year-Old Son Matthew in the Car, 1
Hugh Hewitt’s radio show sometimes features ads by radio personality Dennis Prager for a lender known as Park Place Funding. I like Prager, but his emphasis on consonants makes for a speaking style that I just can’t resist mimicking.
Yesterday, I heard the commercial as I was driving home from work, with my three-year-old son Matthew in the back seat of the car. When the commercial was over, I turned off the radio, and imitated Prager’s voice. Which led to the following exchange between Matthew and myself:
Me: [mimicking Prager] The value is in the relationship. Park Place Funding.
Matthew: [quite clearly] You didn’t say “nothing out of pocket”!
RELATED: More evidence that kids are sponges here. And here is another random conversation with Matthew in the car, from when he was two years old.
When I was two and a half years old, I could recite the entire opening narration to “Voltron.”
It surprised the hell out of my parents, who hadn’t heard more than a broken sentence out of me.
From days of long ago
Angry Clam (fa7fff) — 11/18/2005 @ 7:21 amFrom uncharted regions of the universe
Comes a legend. The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe
A mighty robot, loved by good feared by evil
As Voltron’s legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy
On planet Earth a galaxy alliance was formed
Together with the good planets of the solar system they maintained peace throughout the universe
Until a new, horrible menace threatened the galaxy
Voltron was needed once more
This is the story of a super force of space explorers
Specially trained and sent by the alliance
To bring back Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Actually, scratch that- I would have been three years old when Voltron was airing.
Angry Clam (fa7fff) — 11/18/2005 @ 7:31 amPrager’s delivery is curious. He also pitches a radio commercial for someplace selling men’s suits. In the spot, he apparently means:
But it comes across the radio as:
Some endorsement.
Trained Auditor (c0228a) — 11/18/2005 @ 11:23 amHoly S#!* Clam! I thought no one remembered Voltron. Do you refer to the (lame) vehicle version of Voltron, made up of about a dozen vehicles, or the (cooler) one made up of 5 lions? Geez, this brings back memories…
Prince Lotor kicked butt! And that Princess Allura has to be a high seed in the cartoon babe competition…
Trained Auditor (c0228a) — 11/18/2005 @ 11:36 amGeez! That’s as bad as:
Kathy (59cee4) — 11/18/2005 @ 11:38 amWhat’s on the road ahead?
vs.
What’s on the road? A head?
Lion voltron, of course.
The vehicle voltron opening changed the last line to “assemble voltron: defender of the universe” or something like that.
They were actually two unrelated series in Japan. Much like the three-series Frankenstein’s Monster that is Robotech, they were glued together in the translation for American audiences.
Angry Clam (fa7fff) — 11/18/2005 @ 11:49 am[…] Interesting story in the L.A. Times on Park Place Funding. Apparently the value isn’t just in the relationship. (I didn’t say nothing out of pocket!) Real estate has been a swell deal for just about everyone who owned a home in California during the last few years. […]
Patterico’s Pontifications » No Wonder Dennis Prager Likes These Guys (421107) — 3/20/2006 @ 7:47 pm