Friday, June 25, 2004

Lord help us, we've lost our minds

Mom and I were watching the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Songs show last night. It was a show that associated the one hundred most identified and treasured songs from movies, according to them. ("Somewhere over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was number one, if you want to know).

Somewhere around song number 52 or so, "Goldfinger" from that James Bond movie came up. We were watching a clip of Sean Connery electocuting a little Asian man who was reaching for his hat when this conversation happened.

Laura: Mom, what's that name of that guy?

Mom: What guy?

Laura: That guy, that hat-throwing guy from the James Bond movie. I know it's something like Tonto or Hop Sing...I know it's not those, but I don't know what it is. Tattoo, Ling Ling...

Mom: Chop chop, Top Hat.

Laura: No that's not it. I keep thinking it's Jaws, but that was the big white guy with the metal teeth, right?

(Laura and Mom continue watching the show all the while throwing out names that are completely wrong, trying to come up with the character's name.)

Laura: Tim Tom

Mom: Top Tim

Laura: Tiny Tim

Mom: Tip Top

Laura: Hung Well

Mom: Top Cider!

Laura: No! (Laura and Mom break out laughing. The phone rings, Laura answers.) Hello?

Stink Pants #5: Hey honey, what'cha doin?

Laura: Mom and I are watching the AFI film tribute song thing. Hey, do you remember the name of the hat-throwing guy from Goldfinger? It was something weird.

Stink Pants #5: I can't remember...Odd Job?

Laura: That's it! Odd Job. (Laura yells to the other side of the house, where Mom is) Mom! It's Odd Job!

Mom: What?

Laura: It's ODD JOB!

Mom: Oh yeah!

Laura: Thanks Stink Pants #5, I love you.

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