I had an interesting conversation with my seven-year-old daughter a few days ago. She asked me what part of your body is the stick.
I stood there staring at her and thinking of a word that might be confused with stick. You know the one I thought of. It ends with Cheney or Clark.
“Where did you hear that?” I asked.
“The drywall guys said it.” she said.
I was not sure what to say. I try to be honest about stuff like that, but only if I have to.
“What did they say?” I asked.
“They said, ‘I want to kiss you in the stick.’ They were singing” she replied.
I was dumbfounded and started to sweat. Then I remembered the song.
”Ohh!” I laughed. “The sticks means back in to woods. It’s not a part of the body.”
“That makes sense.” She said.
“Yes, it certainly does.” I said as I stopped sweating.
She ran off to play with her sister. I was glad I didn’t have to yell at the drywall guys.
Now for the question that keeps going through my mind: Is checking someone for ticks really all that sexy? I can understand what’s being implied. What if you found one? Wouldn’t that kinda kill the mood? I had to remove a tick from my daughters armpit once. Let me tell you, it is not something I like to think about. I’m sorry Mr. Paisley, ticks are not sexy.
[Update: I’ve been thinking about it. It might be a little sexy…If your not busy, Brad, stop by. I’ll pack a lunch. We can go for a drive. Bring your guitar…]
June 25th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Ticks are only sexy if you eat them after you remove them. Very primordial.
Anyway, your story reminds me of this: My daughter reading a Prairie Home Companion Joke Book. She looks up and asks “Daddy, how do you pronounce O-R-G-A-S-M … and what does it mean, anyway?”
Answer: “Whoa, I just remembered I have to do something in the basement … be right back….”
June 25th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Should I fry them with a little garlic and some butter or are they better raw?
Funny story! I’m sure she forgot all about it when you came back up two days later.
June 25th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Yeah, and in the mean time I hid the book…. fully understanding my responsibilities as a parent and all.
By the way, fire is not the only way to kill a tick. I’ve been killing them with a hammer on a rock.
June 25th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Your posts … hilarious!! and yeah, interesting how they had the multicolor ticks in the background in the concert video? Nothin’ says romance like tick-checkin’.
Found you through mamazilla :-) .
June 26th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Greg Laden - It was the responsible thing to do. Kids should learn about sex in the back of a station wagon. It’s a time honored tradition. :)
Do you work for GEICO? Sounds very caveman-esque.
Carol - Nice to meet you. I heart Mamazilla. I’m glad you liked the post!
There is another video on youtube. It has people dressed up as ticks. They’re wearing high heels and an exterminator is chasing them. Now that romance! Or something…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L4JFul5Ff50