Mr. Bob A Feet and *Cough Cough* China

Bob.. Bob Feet?

 

My son and I have a new game that we play with the public.  It's really for those places that ask for your name.  Any resteraunt.  The Smoothie Shop.  Duncan Donuts.  Starbucks.  Any place where your name is requested and then called.

 

We give them our name as Boba Fett.

 

Usually the young person behind the counter doesn't get it.  Doesn't even blink.  Especially the young ladies that are smacking their chewing gum and flipping their hair.  When they call our name...."Bob" or  "Bob Afeet?"  I see the geeks turn their heads a bit in the crowd.  My son gets a huge kick out of it.

 

Sometimes, and it's rare - the name taker is one of us.  They know of this Mr. "Bob Feet" and smirk a little when I give the name.  Sometimes it leads to a conversation with my son about Star Wars (which he can talk for hours about) sometimes it's just a bump up the waiting list, or a Biggie Size on my Latte.  Nerd cred is underground social currency.

 

Our best one to date was at Smoothie King.

 

Smoothie King:  Vadar's long lost infidel son takes our order and acknowledges our nerd-connection.  The girl making our smoothie starts asking if Bob-A-Feet is a German name.  The three nerd peers behind the counter all jaw drop and then follow with stammering explanations.  I toss in, "It's a character from a little movie called Star Wars."  The guys are explaining every facet of Boba Fett down to his uniform, his attitude and reenacting every scene he was in (there were so few.  LOL)  This poor girl makes too much Smoothie, spills it - slips in it, and is generally freaking out by the onslaught of nerdom.  The guys are making jet pack noises and doing their best to be the BAMF of Star Wars, Mr. Boba Fett.  I walk away with a double Angel Food Cake Smoothie and the kids both got free gummy bears.  I am pretty sure they forced her to watch Star Wars in the back room before their shift was over.

 

My son suggests we start using a new name.  Any suggestions? 

 

 

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I won't be watching the Chinese Olympics.  Aside from all the ethical and political reasons, I have two far reaching ones. 

 

1. I don't want my daughter to jump off anything else in the house pretending to be a gymnast.

2. The smog, the police, the limits on internet.....  I keep thinking that some terrorist organization is going to hit us there. 

 

But I realize not watching doesn't really have any big impact at all.