Here's a little background to the dialogue: Miller is 5 and is a friend's son. The unnamed girl is around 8 and is a neighbor of Miller's. She has a dog named Willie. Here's the conversation I overheard yesterday while the two of them were playing with the dog.
Miller: I have a cat named Buddy.
Girl: Really?
Miller: Not Willie. Buddy.
Girl: Really?
Miller: No. Buddy. Not Willie.
Girl: Really?
Miller: NO. His name isn't Willie. It's Buddy.
Girl: Really?
Miller: NO. IT'S NOT WILLIE. IT'S BUDDY!
I stepped in at that point and explained that she was saying 'really', not 'Willie'. I thought it was best before he beat up a girl.
Later,
Babs
Crack me the hell up. Willie!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome. I heard the same conversation, in essence, at a pro lacrosse game when the organizers were prompting the audience for loud cheers and the scoreboard read, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!".
ReplyDeleteChild: "What does it say?"
Mother: "I can't hear you."
Child: "WHAT DOES IT SAY??"
Mother: "I can't hear you."
Child: "WHAT!! DOES!! IT!! SAY!!"
Mother: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!"
Child: bursts out crying.
I wanted to beat the the mom into a bright mushy pulp and give the poor kid away to gypsies. Honest to fuck.