Surreal Dialogue
Star Wars: The Clone Wars seeps into my home via the playground—a Waldorf playground, mind you. Neither of my children have seen any Star Wars movies, and yet …
Asher: “I’m R2D2. I say ‘beepboopbopbeep’ and I have no arms. You want to be Yoda?”
Me: “No, thanks.”
Asher: “You want to be a guywalker?”
Me: “No.”
Lucas: “What about Leia Skywalker? She’s Luke’s sister. Do you want to be her?”
Me: “Not really.”
Lucas: “What about Ahsoka?”
Me: “Who is Ahsoka?”
Lucas: “YOU DON’T KNOW WHO AHSOKA IS?!?!?”
Me: “Nope.”
Lucas: “She’s Anakin’s PADDYWON.”
Me: “What’s a paddywon?”
Lucas: “I don’t know.”
Asher: “I’m R2D2firefighterStarWarsCloneWarsdoctor! Beepboopbopbeep! Yoda fights a creepy bad buy named nofing. I’m cooking dinner. Meatballs and getti. You want to come to my factory?”
