Mac and Mak
“When I say ‘go’, we go. But don’t let Frank catch ya!” - Mater
It’s been a while since I’ve added to the 親バカ Files file. So here we go.
Cars
Makoto loves it. He will say ‘car’ and hand you the remote for the DVD player. We don’t have a universal remote. We have a remote for the TV, the satellite receiver, the sound system, the Xbox, etc… And out of all the choices, he knows which one makes the DVD player happy.
Yesterday we went a-Wal-Marting (a new word meaning to go to Wal-Mart for one item and end up spending at least 60 minutes looking for it). While doing so, I spotted a toy car in the shape of Lightning McQueen (fig. 1). It bore an uncanny resemblance to the real, live movie star. I showed it to Makoto and he grabbed it with both hands.
Yumi managed to get him to let go of it that night… as he was fast asleep.
Mac and Mak
However, there was a major problem. You see, the toy car speaks lines from the movie and then spins its wheels. Makoto found this profoundly disturbing. Simply removing the batteries fixes this problem. It’s funny, the manufacturer didn’t mention this in the manual.
About 28 minutes into the show, a Japanese announcer announces:
はい。マックイーン選手は現在行方が分からないという情報が入ってきました。
hai. makkui-n senshu wa genzai yukue ga wakaranai toiu jouhou ga haitte kimashita.
This just in. The Racer McQueen’s whereabouts is unknown.
“I don’t need a map! I have the GPS. Never need a map again, thank you. “
