Dana was right…
Awhile back the lovely Dana had posted about how little boys know how to turn almost anything into some sort of toy gun or sword.
She was right. See this stuntman and cannon? Seth’s grandparents meant for it to be a fun souvenir from when they took him to the circus.
But Seth quickly discovered that if you push the guy into the cannon, aim, then press the button meant to spring the man from the cannon, viola! You now have a “weapon” of sanity destruction. And if your dog is walking around the house at this point? The poor pooch will unknowingly become a moving target.
(P.S. If you find any dust bunnies in this photo please ignore. We have so many dust bunny colonies, they are now starting their own gangs. “The bloods” live under the couch. “The crypts” live near the planning desk. Hmmm. This “weapon” might come in handy for them too.)
reformattingmybrain on 27 Apr 2007 at 2:57 pm #
Too cute - and yes boys will turn about anything into something useful
A friend’s son once found her box of tampons and used them as missiles since he could pop them out of the tube.
Tuesday Girl on 27 Apr 2007 at 4:39 pm #
Sigh, I know boys just love swoards, guns and mass destruction.
Alissa on 27 Apr 2007 at 5:35 pm #
My boys had a swordfight just last night…with bananas. They are also quite fond of building guns out of legos.
Dana on 27 Apr 2007 at 6:09 pm #
Ah, those grandparents. They buy our kids toys like this to get back at us for acting up as teenagers. Of this I’m sure.
I’m also making a sign out of your headline so as to show to Chris every time we have a disagreement.
BARON.VON.TRUBE on 27 Apr 2007 at 8:39 pm #
LOL - Poor puppy, pummeled by a stuntman from the circus.
THE BARON
Lisa Fine Goldstein/Kelly Kelly on 27 Apr 2007 at 9:53 pm #
that is quite a stunt. on the bright side, very creative.
Lisa
Oh, The Joys on 28 Apr 2007 at 2:45 am #
You know, I’m stuck on “lovely” and “Dana” together for reasons that have nothing to do with Dana the blogger.
My house is just messed up that way.
mamatulip on 28 Apr 2007 at 11:58 am #
“Weapon of sanity destruction.”
LOL. I’m so going to use that line.
Lisa on 28 Apr 2007 at 6:51 pm #
My Husband said the same thing about little boys and guns. Must be in their hard wiring!
Virtualsprite on 28 Apr 2007 at 7:54 pm #
So true. Ty is now old enough to hunt and has amassed quite the real arsenal already. It’s not a good influence on Goober.
I’d only worry about the dust bunny gangs if they start to do selections from West Side Story. Musical dust bunnies would totally freak me out.
Heather on 28 Apr 2007 at 9:51 pm #
IDEA! Wrap a swiffer cloth around the stunt man with rubberbands and tell Seth it’s a cool game to shoot him under the furniture and see how many dust bunnies he can capture!
I’m trying that! LOL!
carrie on 29 Apr 2007 at 9:56 pm #
I always thought that story about the toddler raised without exposure to anything (i.e. tv, media, viloence, etc.) that bit his toast into the shape of a gun to be so telling of “boy nature”. Good luck!
Carrie
Slackermommy on 30 Apr 2007 at 2:12 pm #
Your gang of dust bunnies has been visiting my crack house bitch bunnies that reside under my furniture.
Chris on 30 Apr 2007 at 7:30 pm #
We’ve begun our own colony of dust bunnies, too. I just name ‘em and warn the kids if they stick their toes under the couch something might bite it off
Not really.
But it was a thought
And YES, regardless of how careful you are..boys figure out how to make a gun or weapon. It’s scary.
Angela on 01 May 2007 at 2:39 am #
That’s too cute. Leave it to a little boy to find himself a weapon.