“You know, the Guy with the Long Testicles…”

I love it when kids mispronounce things. Especially in public. Like what happened at the park this morning…

It’s one of those idyllic Australian summer mornings -although I’m sitting in the shade of a European tree – mild temperature, no cloud, slight cool breeze. Families playing happily around me. My son and his friend are off playing Jedis and I’m reading my latest mindless fiction acquisition.  

The two boys appear at my elbow, asking my help in deciding what their Jedi names should be. After I make a few suggestions – which are completely dismissed of course – Youngest Son’s friend says that he wants to be a certain character (a minor Jedi) who I can’t recall.

In his frustration to describe the character to me, he eventually blurts at the top of his voice “You know, the guy with the long testicles on his head!”

What episode of Star Wars was that in? I think to myself.

“I … think you mean, tentacles,” I chuckle, “Yes, I know who you mean now…” (See photo below).

Glad I worked that one out quickly…

Thanks to fellow blogger Tanya for recently recording a similar incident that made me  chuckle also. You can visit Hard Teats for the full story…

…Oh, and here’s that Star Wars fellow we were discussing earlier.

“Hey fella, nice haircut!”