Coloring with Henry.

Scene: the kitchen. Henry and I are coloring in his and my new favorite book, Scribbles. I had a book like this when I was little, and I think it was called the Anti-Coloring Book, or the Counter-Culture Coloring Book, or the Hippie Love Down With the Man Groove-Tastic Coloring Experience. I loved it so. Anyway! Henry’s drawing on a page that depicts a zoo. You’re supposed to draw the zoo animals. Only Henry’s not drawing an animal because he plays by no one’s rules. No, he’s drawing a giant cockroach. He pronounces it “cock-a-roach,” because he’s the reincarnation of Jimmy Durante.

“The cockaroach is zapping all the people with his mystic light force,” he says, drawing purple lines emanating from the bug to each hapless zoo-goer. Continuing to draw, he says, “Sometimes instead of cockaroach, for short I say ‘roach.’”

“Sure,” I say. I’m busy coloring the security guard. He’s terribly jaundiced, poor thing.

“Sometimes instead of cockaroach I just say ‘cock,’” he adds.

“Oookay,” I say.

Then he tells me, “The giant cock is taking over the world.”

At that second Scott teleports himself from his office directly to our kitchen, shouts, “That’s my boy!” and then whoosh, back to his office.

Maybe whoosh isn’t the right word. Frrring! I think that’s more like it.

Comments

[iheartnewyork]

We have Scribbles! Love it. And Doodles. Love the design of those books as much as the idea behind them. And the anti-coloring book still exists: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805068422/ref=wl_it_dp/103-5475701-7255058?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2TOBJPZ2HC75B&colid=1DO9UKTQTF3ED

[Heath]

I like this daily posting of amusing anecdotes. Pray continue.

[Sara]

I love that Henry. Oh how he makes me laugh.

[rascoagogo]

There are little tears because i'm at work and MUST BE QUIET! Good Lord, the mental pictures of the zoo full of cartoon giant roaches and cocks. Henry is so so great.

[Melanie]

That was just awesome.

[Anais]

This story made my day. I can't stop laughing.

[Abigail]

Daniel's comment about the ungame made me laugh so hard my head exploded.

[Judypooh]

“The giant cock is taking over the world.”

I need to have that on a tee shirt. Briliant.

[islaygirl]

omg, daniel, we had the Ungame too. we always had to play it on FAMILY NIGHT. aaaaaaaagh.

[Lisa (the girls' moma)]

And just think, if you hadn't started this blog three years and several days ago, you would have had no where to tell this hilarious story.

Just think.

[Meredith]

Their language skills just rock my world every day.

Li-cious = deliciousHos-ti-pal = hospital

You get the picture :)

[Eva]

Hiiiiiilarious.

I just love that Henry.

[Jim]

Taro Gomi? Didn't he write Everyone Poops? Got it for a high-school graduation present (yes, there's a story there...) One of my faves! I'll have to check this one out!

[Kate]

I'm with judypooh-- there MUST be a t-shirt.On the back it could say, "until the giant vagina swallows it"

[Queenjulie]

Oh God, the Ungame! We too had Family Night, and we too had to play the Ungame forever and ever and ever, or until someone died. Worst game EVER.

[brandy]

Until this very second I had forgot about the Anti Colouring book. I had thought it was one of those weird things that only I had because I also had a sort of Escher colouring book. My parents were hippies and I was the only kid I knew who had those books not to mention the only kid who did yoga, ate granola, licked cherry flavored rolling papers(i didn't know what they were other than they tasted pretty good) had giant bean bag chairs in the living room, didn't eat sugar, ate sprouts etc. So like a lot of thing from that time I thought it was something that I made up or was made up for me.

I'm glad to know that I'm not crazy, but also kind of sad that I didn't have colouring books made for me.

[Mauigirl52]

LOL, Alice, love the Henry stories! He is so funny.

I would have benefited from one of those coloring books. When cleaning out our old house when my mother moved, I found some of my old coloring books that she'd kept. I was apparently not a child who was good at keeping inside the lines or coloring large areas neatly. Glad to know coloring book creators have recognized that not all kids have the same outlook on things.

[Deb]

OHMYGODThis is too funny, my favorite!

[Mom101]

Oh, the son that my own partner wishes were his. If I share this, he might come and steal him in the night, seriously. I'll be discreet.

[Nothing But Bonfires]

I think congratulations are in order for keeping a straight face!

(Hey, now THAT could be an interesting greeting card. I know it's going back a few posts but still. Something like "Congratulations On Not Laughing At The Giant Cocks! We're All Proud Of You." And then there could be a place for someone to slip a check in or something.)

[Misty]

OMG...I am falling off the sofa laughing! Thank you, thank you!

[Emily]

Ooooh, that is too funny!