Part Mop. Part Puppet. All Crazy.
You know, today’s morning commute was much like all the rest. Unremarkable except for a slightly less congested ride no doubt due to the gas shortage in the Metro Atlanta area.
And then this conversation started from the back seat.
Jenn: Neigh
Owen: [Unintelligible]
Jenn: Hey Seth, how do you neigh
Me: Excuse me?
Jenn: You know; how do you make a neighing sound, like a horse. (She was reading Owen a farm-animal-themed book and needed creative direction)
Me: RRRheeeeeeherrrrrrrr! Phffffffffffffff!!!!11!!!Eleven *Gums Flapping*
Jenn: Yeah, but that doesn’t sound like “Neigh”
Me: But neither does a whinny. I don’t think it’s an onomatopoeia like “quack” or “bark”
Jenn: And neither of those sound exactly like the noise.
Me: Like “meow”.
Jenn: Right.
Me: Right.
Jenn: So how do you neigh again?
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
If only every morning were illuminated with the light of such discourse.
Thursday!
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Thomas
September 26th, 2008 at 8:57 am
“Neigh” always sounds more like a donkey sound to me, though I know that donkeys “bray” instead. Honestly, horses sound like old-school politicians with high-pitched voices, harrumphing and chortling all the while.