{"id":276,"date":"2008-09-23T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ernstrom.net\/?p=276"},"modified":"2008-09-23T04:00:49","modified_gmt":"2008-09-23T10:00:49","slug":"smash-em-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ernstrom.net\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"Smash ’em mom!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Saturday we were driving and I stopped to let a couple of pedestrians pass. As I did, Bridget yelled from the backseat, “smash ’em mom.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“What??,” I asked.<\/p>\n

“Smash ’em. Just run ’em over.”<\/em><\/p>\n

As you can imagine, I was just a tiny bit confused and concerned at her comment. The conversation continued…<\/p>\n

T: What did you say?
\nB: Smash ’em down flat.
\nT: Smash who? Those girls?
\nB: Yea, get ’em.
\nT: But that would hurt them, and they would be sad.
\nB: (shrugging) I think you should smash ’em.
\nT: No. We don’t smash people. Its a good thing you’re not in line for your drivers license anytime soon.<\/p>\n

It took me a little while to figure out why she might suggest something like that. And then I remembered this scene from a JibJab video… A JibJab video that she loves. That she asks to watch over and over again. In the clip John McCain is driving a tank and chasing Barack Obama. The end of the scene alludes to him getting run over by the tank. I have to wonder if this is where she got the idea.
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\nThe video is called “Time for Some Campaignin'” and you can watch it here:
\nhttp:\/\/sendables.jibjab.com\/sendables\/1191\/time_for_some_campaignin#\/teaser\/1191<\/a><\/p>\n

I also posted it on my blog a couple of months ago… here:
\nhttps:\/\/blog.ernstrom.net\/?p=237<\/a><\/p>\n

And as for Bridget’s infatuation with this video… she LOVES it. I’m not sure why, but she does. And its ridiculous. She knows a lot of the words too it now and likes to sing along too. She thinks its funny to see McCain in a cage, and watch him poke his finger with his cheek. She sings along most with Hillary Clinton, and the ending “poke you in the rear” line. I really should videotape her singing it.<\/p>\n

Or maybe after all the “Smash ’em” comments I should just hope she begins to forget about the video. Ha! Kids!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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