How to know you're raising a nerd, Part II

[Bob Cook]

Faithful SportsJournalists.com readers might remember the story I told about my 5-year-old arguing with another kid at Chicago's Museum Science and Industry over whether the Star Wars pod racer on the other side of the glass was Sebulba's, and that my son was right that it was. That was Part I.

Part II happened this week. My 10-year-old son has been laid out with the flu, so he's had some time to do a bit of movie watching. I introduced him to one of my favorites, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which I've seen so much I can recite all the dialogue from memory, like every other Python nerd. Would my son follow in my footsteps?

Oh, hell yea. He's watched it, it seems, 20 times, and is constantly reciting dialogue. He's even watched some of the extras, like the Lego version of the song and dance at Camelot.

I'm shedding a tear of joy right now.

Ni!

 

[imjustagirl]

God, I so hope child protective service representatives don't read this board.

 

[friend of a friend]

Congrats, Bob.

You've raised a dork.

 

[Diabeetus]

Great news, Bob! Glad to hear things are going well :D

 

[zeke12]

Well, look on the bright side, Bob.

You don't have to worry about him knocking some girl up in high school.

 

[imjustagirl]

Or ever!

 

[TrooperBari]

Don't listen to the haters, Bob.

You done good. :)

 

[ServeItUp]

My 11- and 8-year-old nieces say "It's only a flesh wound" after their tumbles on the soccer field, and yell, "Do you see him opressing me??!?" when my brother-in-law tries to get them to go to bed..

Nothing wrong with getting the kids started out right. Or with the "Spamalot" ad at the bottom of this page.

 

[TrooperBari]

My 11- and 8-year-old nieces say "It's only a flesh wound" after their tumbles on the soccer field, and yell, "Do you see him opressing me??!?" when my brother-in-law tries to get them to go to bed..

Nothing wrong with getting the kids started out right. Or with the "Spamalot" ad at the bottom of this page.

Just make sure you roll out "Life of Brian" when the time is right. Don't want them getting the good stuff too early.

 

[sportschick]

Or ever!

I date dorks. There's hope for him yet.

 

[Angola!]

Or ever!

I date dorks. There's hope for him yet.

Exactly.

 

[PeteyPirate]

For next Christmas, you can get them Dungeons and Dragons cards, or dice, or whatever it is you people dork out with.

 

[93Devil]

Biggest dork in the world owns the Redskins.

Just thought I would mention that.

 

[Bob Cook]

For next Christmas, you can get them Dungeons and Dragons cards, or dice, or whatever it is you people dork out with.

Sheesh, I hope you don't play fantasy sports, Mr. I'm-Not-A-Dork.

 

[mike311gd]

Who's up for a rousing game of Magic: The Gathering?

 

[Armchair_QB]

Faithful SportsJournalists.com readers might remember the story I told about my 5-year-old arguing with another kid at Chicago's Museum Science and Industry over whether the Star Wars pod racer on the other side of the glass was Sebulba's, and that my son was right that it was. That was Part I.

Part II happened this week. My 10-year-old son has been laid out with the flu, so he's had some time to do a bit of movie watching. I introduced him to one of my favorites, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which I've seen so much I can recite all the dialogue from memory, like every other Python nerd. Would my son follow in my footsteps?

Oh, hell yea. He's watched it, it seems, 20 times, and is constantly reciting dialogue. He's even watched some of the extras, like the Lego version of the song and dance at Camelot.

I'm shedding a tear of joy right now.

Ni!

The guys I ran with in high school were, and still are, big Monty Python fans. Well a few weeks ago one of those buddies called and left a message that his 11-year-old son came home from school quoting Holy Grail lines.

When I got ahold of him a couple of days later he said that he called me as soon as his kid got home that day. His son asked him who he was calling and my buddy told him "Somebody who will appreciate this."

As soon as he got off the phone they went downstairs and watched the DVD. Said it was his greatest day as a dad.

 

[93Devil]

Faithful SportsJournalists.com readers might remember the story I told about my 5-year-old arguing with another kid at Chicago's Museum Science and Industry over whether the Star Wars pod racer on the other side of the glass was Sebulba's, and that my son was right that it was. That was Part I.

Part II happened this week. My 10-year-old son has been laid out with the flu, so he's had some time to do a bit of movie watching. I introduced him to one of my favorites, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which I've seen so much I can recite all the dialogue from memory, like every other Python nerd. Would my son follow in my footsteps?

Oh, hell yea. He's watched it, it seems, 20 times, and is constantly reciting dialogue. He's even watched some of the extras, like the Lego version of the song and dance at Camelot.

I'm shedding a tear of joy right now.

Ni!

The guys I ran with in high school were, and still are, big Monty Python fans. Well a few weeks ago one of those buddies called and left a message that his 11-year-old son came home from school quoting Holy Grail lines.

When I got ahold of him a couple of days later he said that he called me as soon as his kid got home that day. His son asked him who he was calling and my buddy told him "Somebody who will appreciate this."

As soon as he got off the phone they went downstairs and watched the DVD. Said it was his greatest day as a dad.

Does your wife, and his mother, smell of elderberries?

 

[Bob Cook]

No,

Faithful SportsJournalists.com readers might remember the story I told about my 5-year-old arguing with another kid at Chicago's Museum Science and Industry over whether the Star Wars pod racer on the other side of the glass was Sebulba's, and that my son was right that it was. That was Part I.

Part II happened this week. My 10-year-old son has been laid out with the flu, so he's had some time to do a bit of movie watching. I introduced him to one of my favorites, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which I've seen so much I can recite all the dialogue from memory, like every other Python nerd. Would my son follow in my footsteps?

Oh, hell yea. He's watched it, it seems, 20 times, and is constantly reciting dialogue. He's even watched some of the extras, like the Lego version of the song and dance at Camelot.

I'm shedding a tear of joy right now.

Ni!

The guys I ran with in high school were, and still are, big Monty Python fans. Well a few weeks ago one of those buddies called and left a message that his 11-year-old son came home from school quoting Holy Grail lines.

When I got ahold of him a couple of days later he said that he called me as soon as his kid got home that day. His son asked him who he was calling and my buddy told him "Somebody who will appreciate this."

As soon as he got off the phone they went downstairs and watched the DVD. Said it was his greatest day as a dad.

Does your wife, and his mother, smell of elderberries?

No, she would be a hamster, and he would smell of elderberries.

 

[zebracoy]

But does he, Bob, know the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

 

[Buck]

You might as well start knocking him down when he walks past you.
Get him used to it.