little mr. language therapy has a little talking/singing touchpad laptop thingy with these big-ass cartridges of various favorite kiddie characters. it is truly innovative educational technology, utilizing the newest breathroughs in child brain development, such as “searing annoyance” and “maximum decibels.” anyway, there’s a winnie the pooh cartridge that discusses the weather and the seasons. it’ll identify objects when you touch them. in the autumn scene, one of the objects it’ll shout the name of is “acorn.”
for a while, when playing with it, he’d argue with it. it’d say “acorn,” and he would say “peeniss.” he’d push the button a half-dozen times every time he was on that page, under the assumption that if he corrected it enough, it’d change its mind. he eventually conceded that standoff; now when it says “acorn,” he follows up with “acorn! no peeniss.” also, a mushroom is no longer just a mushroom, it’s a “mushwoom! no peeniss.” and, just to prove his genius on all matters phallic, diaper changes often include the information “peeniss! is no mushwoom, no acorn.”
i think we can expect great things from the doodles in the margins of his future homework.
