Parapraxis in action

[nmg]

So, the garklet got a whole bunch of brightly-coloured plastic toys for his birthday and for Christmas, and most of them a) make electronic noises when you press buttons and b) have no off switch. Given that he's attracted to buttons like a wasp to jam (a case in point: I've taped cardboard over the power switch for the television, because he was trying to power cycle it a couple of times a second), we're pretty inured to said noises by now. I've 'fixed' the really objectionable ones with the help of Mr. Screwdriver; he'll get the batteries back in a few years time.

One of the toys is a cement truck (from ELC, I believe) which makes noises when you press the head of the not-Bob-the-Builder-honest figure. It says the following, in order:

• "Where do you want it?"
• "Let's get mixing!"
• "It won't take long to set."
• "Four parts sand, one part cement."

However, I've realised that I've been mentally translating the last phrase as "four parts gin, one part vermouth". My brain is clearly trying to tell me something...

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[professoryaffle.livejournal.com]

not sure where the garklet is on walking yet but I know a not too noisy toy both my newphews were given and love for christmas is a toy dyson vacumn cleaner.

I get the impression running it into things is part of the appeal but starting them with the cleaning is fun early seems like a good plan to me

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Very close - on a good day, he can take three or four short shuffling steps without hanging on before he faceplants.

My parents also got him a wooden trolley with bricks in, which he enjoys pushing around. He showed my mum how impressed he was with it by repeatedly ramming her ankles with it, giggling all the while.