Me: "Wow! Every time my nails come into my field of vision, they're all I can look at!"
The Prince: "That's because your attention span is, in general, zero."
Me: "No, I don't think it's that. I think it's because I like shiny things so much. I'm like a magpie."
The Prince: "What's a magpie?"
Me: "A bird that is attracted to shiny things. I think they collect sparkly things in their nests."
The Prince: "That sounds made up."
Me: "It's not! I know it's not because there's the magpie bird in The Secret of NIMH! You know, the big black bird in the movie? He likes sparkly things? I think his name is Jeremy."
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| Jeremy the magpie: "Ooooh a sparkly!" [via] |
The Prince: "I don't think that a fictional character possessing such a trait makes it true, sweetie."
Me: "Fine! I'll Google it!"
The Prince: "Okay, but don't get angry when I'm riiiiight..."
Me: "You're not right. You're never right. Here's the Wikipedia page. I'll read it to you."
The Prince: "Okaaay."
Me, reading from Wikipedia: "...The Magpie has long been associated with a habit of stealing or otherwise collecting shiny objects... howeverthisbeliefhasnoevidenceinwildlifestudies."
The Prince: "Wait, what was that? What was that last part? I missed it. Say it again!"
Me: "IT SAYS THIS BELIEF HAS NO EVIDENCE IN WILDLIFE STUDIES."
The Prince: "So I'm right! Hahaha! I'm RIGHT!"
Me: "Fuck you, go to sleep."
Cheers,
He may be right, but as far as I'm concerned, magpies collect shiny things. It's fact because I read it in a book somewhere.
ReplyDeletetouche.
DeleteIt's apocryphal, which makes it a cultural truth. Tell him a cultural anthropologist said so. Also inform him that YOU WIN.
DeleteYES!! Score one for the gingers! Sorry E, I couldn't resist :)
ReplyDeleteOkay. Ginger score- 1, my score- to infinity and beyond?
Deletehahahaha I freaking love Jeremy the Magpie. I don't remember a thing about that movie, but I'm always thinking about "sparklys" in his voice. and our neighborhood was breeding ground for those horrible birds. They would always eat my cat's food and fly into our windows. which usually ended in death.
ReplyDeleteahahha. yes. love the sparklies.
Deletethe magpies ate cat food? weirdness.
bahaha this is so funny. My boyfriend and I are constantly in these little "arguments" because he's so dadgum stubborn. However, when I Google whatever the issue is, I'm right about 75% of the time still :) Silly boys...
ReplyDelete--Halie
P.S. - I'm totally on your side here with the sparkly-things-collecting-bird. Sounds legit to me!
yes, silly boys.
Deleteand the magpies are legit! they've gotta be!
Lol that is hilarious! I love the movie The Secret Of Nimh! I can see where you got your information and I still say you are correct!
ReplyDeletethanks Megan :)
DeleteNext time just wave those pretty nails in front of his face calling him a magpie until he says you win.
ReplyDeletegood idea Jen, I like it.
DeleteIf it was in The Secret of Nimh then I think that negates real life. You win.
ReplyDeletetrue. very true.
DeleteCan you just put a 'like' button after all your posts like they have on facebook?? :)
ReplyDeletehahaha I would if I could!
DeleteI was nodding along with you....and you just HAD to read that last part aloud, didn't you?!?!!
ReplyDeleteI know. as it turns out, honesty is NOT the best policy.
DeleteWell I didn't even know a magpie was a bird so you both beat me
ReplyDeleteoh, Erin.
DeleteThere's also a Magpie-esque gathering of shiny things in Howl's Moving Castle.
ReplyDeleteiiiiinteresting.
DeleteHaha!
ReplyDeleteFunny people! I want to watch that movie now!
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you should!
DeleteHe didn't really win. Just because there is no evidence doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Just means they haven't found it...yet!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you think, Robin.
DeleteHAHAHA. Still on your side though. Because boys are never right. A boy probably wrote that line on that article. Jerk.
ReplyDelete"boys are never right".
Deleteamen.
I think raccoons are attracted to shiny things as well. That's my version of the magpie. I call it Raccon-itis....it's a real thing.
ReplyDeleteahahha. raccoon-itis... sounds like something my dad would say!
Deleteha wow! Learn something new every day! xx
ReplyDeletesure do!
DeleteOH my GOD, Jeremy was a MAGPIE
ReplyDeleteThat makes SO MUCH SENSE, why didn't I see it before
I just assumed he was an avaricious ADHD crow
I am le dumb. >.< I only had, what, 20 years of loving that movie?
Thanks, Mgmt.
hahaahhaah. glad I could shine some light on the magpie issue for you, my dear!
DeleteOh my gosh, I just tried showing Josie The Secret of Nimh for the very first time today!! Love that movie!
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