Sandy Acres

An oldies radio station Adam and I used to listen to in D.C. used to have this ad in which people were singing along with their favorite songs, but they didn't quite get the lyrics right. For example, that old Beatles classic, "She's got a tick in her eye, and she don't care." ("Friends" fans may also recall Phoebe singing the Elton John classic, "Hold me close, young Tony Danza.")

Well, Noah has his share of misinterpretations of words as well as lyrics. The lyrics (mostly Christmas and Hanukkah classics) are too difficult to transcribe, but the comic strip One Big Happy had a recent Sunday funny that came really close. Most often, though, his Noahisms are normal words that just got processed a little differently in his brain. For example, when we were in California over the holidays, he was really excited to see the pandas at the Sandy Acres Zoo.

Earlier, in November, I was driving him and Jonah to school and he noticed some trees had leaves while others didn't. His comment: "The trees that have leaves are called evergreen trees. The others are Jewish."

Huh?

"Who told you that, Noah?"

"Grandma Rebecca."

"Um, Noah, I think you mean the trees that don't have leaves are ... deciduous."

"Yeah. Deecijewish."

Of course, Adam could tell you stories of the various lyrics I've misinterpreted, so I really shouldn't be talking, but I thought you'd be amused. Happy new year!