if i'd just told him most of his toys came from there, it would have made sense a lot quicker
Oldest Son - "Mom, look at this. This color is called 'Vet nab.'"
Increasingly Aging Mother - "What??"
OS - "Look. It's called 'vet nab.'"
IAM (Sasha Fierce): "What??"
OS - "How would anyone know a vet nab is red, anyway?"
IAM (Iron Man) - "The better question might be 'What's a vet nab?'"
Youngest Son, stage left - "A vet nabs dogs! And cats, too, but I think they mostly nab dogs."
IAM (a believer) - "Heh...good one, youngest son!"
OS - "So this is a color for vets? Why do vets need their own color?"
IAM (what I am) - "I have no idea what you're talking about."
OS - "LOOK!"
IAM (the walrus) - "Vietnam. Honey, it says 'Vietnam.'"
OS - "What does 'Vietnam' mean?"IA (making a note to call the optomotrist) - "..."
OS - "..."
IAM (amazed) - "It means that colored pencil was made in Vietnam."
OS - "..."
IAM (speechless) - "Really??"
OS - "..."
IAM (now stunned) - "Vietnam. It's a country, not a color."
OS - "Oh."
IAM (did I mention stunned?) - "Oh, it is so good that school starts next week..."
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posted by for a different kind of girl @ 9:12 AM
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Is that what color Vietnam is? I've never been there. It looks pretty.
See, his generation has never had to worry that the day may come when his own ass might get shipped to Viet Nam, whether he wanted it to or not. . . That's probably the main reason why, when I was his age, I knew where Viet Nam was. . .
And listen, IAM, those occasions of 'what do you MEAN, you've never heard of. . .' only get more bizarre as you go along. . .
Red -- they are still Commies, right?
You missed IAM (I said), but that OK since you are so good (so good, so good, so good).
I pray for their teachers.
Now if it would have been called "China," I would have totally thought that was that shade of red.
So glad you could find the teachable moment.
But it really looks like they named the color "Vietnam." Makes me think of OPI nail polish colors. My favorite one is entitled "I'm Really Not a Waitress." Of course that color's red.
Glad to hear we aren't the only household experiencing summer brain drain. And we don't go back until after Labor Day.
Bwahahahaha! I got nothing witty. Just BWAHAHAHA!
I wonder what color Vietnam is in Spanish...
Make the best of a teachable moment! And pray for the teachers!
That is so something I would do - and I am a well educated grown-up. Sometimes I think I might be Jessica Simpson - after she got fat. I completely understood the chicken of the sea confusion.
Ha, that's too funny! I've had some strikingly similar conversations lately, but they were between me and my husband, and he was giving me a funny look. I call it end-of-summer-answer-50-gazillion-questions-a-minute-itis.
Vietnam is a Good color.
Personally, I prefer a soothing Bangkok.
Bangkok.....hehehehehehehehe.
So what color is Iraq?
I'd have a country/color comment but I was beaten to the punch by the previously posting fans....
There's a distinct lack of countries named after colours, Cape Verde and Ivory Coast being the only two I could find. And Ivory pencils have never caught on, for some reason.
Oh, and Greenland apparently isn't a country...
yep- I never would have believed the brain drain phenom until I taught for a couple of years.
Oh and BTW, I've been meaning to tell you that my book topic was partly inspired by you and your love of those beast ;);)
I bet Djibouti is a mustard yellow color
That's just adorable. I love a literal mind.
I was always a big fan of Burnt Sienna. That was pretty much the coolest color name in the Crayola box o' 64.
I love your kid!
Amen, sister, I can't wait til the first day of school.
You had me at "Sasha Fierce".
I like how that kid's mind works. At least he figured out that's where a color normally is on a crayola.
And when I was his age I thought Neil Diamond was the first man to walk on the moon. Call us even.
Sasha Fierce in the house!
I blame it all on how they cut geography out of schools. My dad got mad at me once when I was your son's age for not knowing Sacramento was the state capitol of California. I mean, really? Does that sound right to you? I thought for sure it was Hollywood.
I think he's actually *my* son.
good thing crayola renamed indian red. there would have been a whole other sort of conversation.
That's like that saying "Vet nab sky at morning, sailors take warning, vet nab sky at night, sailors delight."
To make you feel better, I just asked my son if he knew what Vietnam was.
Apparently, they all need to go back to school now because I got the same answer "...."
See, now, I was assuming all pencils were made in China, so this was some kind of political statement, that Vietnam is red, so fuck you, USA, and your war on communism circa 1960s.
Or, maybe I just need more coffee.
I've been to Vietnam and it's greener than that. Seriously funny, I can see that school is going to be a great development in your day. Hope your jaw is a little more relaxed this weekend.
I, for one, eagerly await the comprehensive recap of "The Summer of Yes."
"A vet nabs dogs." I love it! My about-to-turn-18 English stepson calls veterinarians "dog botherers."
Great story of a great job with a tough subject! You are the awesomest.
I thought of Vietnam as green, and Russia as red.
But I'm increasingly aging too and know not of what the kids are calling color these days.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a 'Vietnam red'.
In the same pack as 'Black as my cold heart'
You may be relieved to know that both of my sons (at 16 and 22) know some basic facts about Vietnam. School is good.
And I will always think of you as
IAM (legend).
Vietnam is now a pencil?
Like, OMG! Vietnam is my favorite color!
Actually, that's a lie. What country is blue, I wonder?
I am pretty sure I just had a similar conversation with one of my employees and she is almost 50...
Is it weird that I was just glad it was made someplace other than China?
My sister just got back from Vietnam and she said nothing about red. I should ask her.
And you totally forgot IAM (Sam).
Vet nab...priceless!
Personally, Cambodia was always my favorite color...a lovely shade of green...
How frickin' hilarious was that! LOL!!
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