Boom Boom Pow and Death by Splatting
I spoke with my sister this morning. Her son is 18 months old. She put him on the phone and he said, “Boom boom POW!”
I said, “What?”
He said, “BOOM BOOM POW!”
Then my sister picked up the phone and said, “He likes that song by the Black Eye Peas.” I laughed because I was shocked her kids had heard something other than Mozart.
I mentioned that I was going to go skydiving in Seattle.
My sister said dryly, “Why are you going to Seattle for that? Don’t they have that locally?”
I assured her that we did but that I was going with friends in Seattle. She was quiet for a moment and then said:
“I THINK THAT IS RETARDO.”
Then I got a lecture. Have I mentioned that she is my older sister? I thought she had gone skydiving and so I mentioned this to her. She said:
“I WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING THAT STUPID. I DON’T WANT TO DIE BY SPLATTING.”
I hadn’t thought of that before. Oh well. I think it will be fun.
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
August 29th, 2009 at 7:10 am
You won’t die by splatting Cookie. It’d be more like … bouncing.
Regardless, as we’ve spoken of this, I’ve done it and it’s an awesome experience. You have two ‘chutes so you’ll be fine. And if they don’t open, make sure you twist and turn so your partner hits the ground first. I’m full of wisdom this morning.
August 29th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Ahhh, you should hear some of the stuff my 4 y/o sings that her teenage sisters have exposed her to.
Heh, ‘death by splatting’ – I’d take that over drowning or burning any day.
Are you going soon? Take pictures!
August 29th, 2009 at 10:27 am
My husband has been saying “BOOM BOOM POW” at random intervals since that song came out, too. Um, except he’s 39. Apparently, 39 going on 18 (months). Heh.
@QTMama – I had this convo with Bev & Chris the other day. If you twisted so your chute partner hit the ground first, wouldn’t you end up being skewered by his broken bones/compound fractures by landing on him?
August 29th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I think I like your sister a little more
*sigh*
Ok, you gotta promise to come back to Chicago just like you left, healthy and rotten. No more, no less. Well actually, if Chris and Bev teach you to behave a little more, I wouldn’t mind that either.
*hint, hint*
Loves me some RE.
August 29th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
This is what sisters are for. Death by splatting… I like her.
August 29th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I have always wanted to go skydiving since I was 18. The problem is finding someone that wants to go with you. It is still on my list of things to do before I die.
Hey, do you know what happened to CMC ? Her blog is gone, without a trace. Do you know anything ? She left the best comments.
August 29th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I don’t think I could EVER skydive. Pinky doesn’t do heights.
August 29th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I am admittedly jealous. One of my goals is to go skydiving. I did paragliding once and LOVED it!
Older sisters know all, but yes we, er, I mean, they, can be a little bossy and opinionated at times. Just comes with being omniscient.
@Besos–I like it when you comment here.
August 29th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
I think “BOOM BOOM POW” would be the sounds of me falling out of a plane.
August 30th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I’ve always wanted to go skydiving too. Til I had kids. Maybe once they’re old enough to fend for themselves, I might consider it again.
Have fun!
August 30th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
@QT – You kill me.
@MindyMom – I will be in Seattle in about 10 days.
@Avitania – I’m sure that helped Bev get more comfortable with the idea. heh.
@Cat – heh. She’s something else.
@Sandra – Unfortunately, I do not know anything about her disappearance. It appears to have been rather sudden.
@Chivahn – uh oh, I already put your name in to go on our plane.
@Amira – That’s what I’ve done! Paragliding! I thought it was super low key, surprisingly. It’s like you just jog down the side of a mountain and then just…lift off. I went in the Alps when I was in Switzerland last year and really dug it. And I’ll keep in mind what you said about older sisters. heh.
@debra – I’m laughing now – between you and all the broken bone comments, Bev is going to decide to play the wife card and prevent Lynchseattle from going!
@T – I see the logic in that. I told my sister, “Well, it’s more of a risk for you because you have kids.” She said, “That is not it at all! YOU ARE STUPID.”
August 31st, 2009 at 2:06 pm
you’re gonna have so. much. fun. skydiving is AMAZING! oh wait…i guess i could just go and take pictures if I DIDN’T HAVE A WEDDING TO ATTEND THAT DAY.
hmmph.