Those of you familiar with my personal Facebook page (which is most of you) know that I affectionately refer to my children as “the Agents” . . . an idea stolen from Phineas and Ferb’s pet platypus turned secret agent, Perry. (Perry goes by the alias Agent P; my little super spies are Agent E, Agent J, and Agent A.) But this is not the only bizarre cultural/television reference we use at our house. The following three circulate pretty much daily (note the PBS/Disney theme):
Like An Octopus From Your Head!
A few weeks ago Sesame Street illustrated the definition of “separate” by having a man with an octopus stuck to his head attempt to remove said octopus. Now when the girls are wrestling, pulling hair, or driving each other crazy in the way only siblings can, I simply say, “Separate! Like An Octopus From Your Head! Separate!” Sometimes I just yell out “Octopus!” and they know exactly what Momma means.
Belgium Rocks!
In an episode of Martha Speaks, T.D. has to do a report on Belgium, so he and his friends form a rock band and sing a song about this little European country. It’s a catchy tune about waffles and Waterloo, and the last line is, “Kick off our shoes and our socks, ‘cause we know that Belgium rocks!” So, anytime we come inside I immediately shout “Belgium!” and the girls know I want them to take off their shoes and socks. (This has evolved to also include coat removal . . . in the interest of efficiency and all.)
Celia!
In a scene of Monsters, Inc. Mike’s girlfriend, Celia, who tends to speak in a cutesy sing-song voice, says to Sully, “Hey, Sully Wully.” Sully is a little uncomfortable and doesn’t quite know what to say, but he responds, “Hey . . . Celia . . . Welia.” During Hubby’s deployment two years ago, Monsters became our movie of choice. As in, we watched it every single night after bath time for about six months straight. Sometime in that DVD “run” I started calling the girls Eva Weva and Julia Wulia, and it has stuck to this day. (This does not work nearly as well with Andrew.)
So, go ahead, fess up . . . what ridiculous television or other references to you find yourself uttering around your own home?
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