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“Dad, can I watch Batman Lego Butt?”
I’m not going to call up Warner Bros. and haggle over hindsight. After all, it’s been 5 years since they released the movie under the name “The Lego Batman Movie.”
Still, if they make a sequel… it’s gotta be “Batman Lego Butt.”
If you haven’t seen the movie, then no doubt you’re confused and somewhat put off by the juvenile, dare I say crude, attempt at humor. But it’s a recurring punchline in the film.
In the movie, Lego Batman reprises his role as a Master Builder (his first appearance was as an unsupporting actor in The Lego Movie) capable of speed-engineering war mobiles that can also fly, as long as the Lego bricks are “black or very, very dark gray.” In one scene, Lego Batman builds a fighter jet and takes off with three of his allies.
They say, “Why did you build this thing with only one seat?”
Lego Batman: “Because last I checked I only have one butt.”
It makes the tikes giggle, but it also drives home the theme of the story. Batman is self-centered. He “works alone.” He ignores advice.
The moral to Lego Batman’s tale is the same as the one in Proverbs 16:18 — “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
DadFace Directive: What’s the lesson here? You aren’t the only one with something interesting to say.
Interview people.
I learned this from Jeanne Robertson, the humorist. I got my hands on a used copy of her book “Humor the Magic of Genie: Seven Potions for Developing a Sense of Humor.”
You’ll never guess which one blew my mind (just trying to hit my obligatory clickbait quota).
It was the chapter on stealing funny stories from other people, ethically. Jeanne would ask cab drivers and other people from the olden days this question: “What’s the funniest thing that ever happened to you?”
Too basic?
That’s how I know it’s good. It’s so simple anyone can use it.
Sometimes you ask, sometimes you simply observe. But use the entertainment all around you in your articles and you’ll have more fun writing them.
REAL FAKE DISCLAIMER: Due to a certain contractual arrangement I am required to include this notice:
My children never watch movies, ever.
They never say juvenile things or laugh when the word “butt” is heard (which has only happened once when we were walking through a shared parking lot on our way to a certified “healthier-than-thou” store — we do all our shopping in bulk here, not because it’s cheaper but because it’s “purer.” ) , never.
They are always ladylike and refined and would not, could not, roar like dinosaurs at the top of their lungs, just as an example (that may be overly clever).
Because of my new travel schedule, I’m going to switch up my publishing schedule.
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Everest & Woody say, “Hi!” (They like to bark all night, so it’s either “Hi” or “Get off our lawn!!”)
—DadFace
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