Batman Versus Skeletor

"Dad, can I watch TV?"

Batman had just shown up with his "cell phone" to make inquiries.

"No," I told him.

"If you don't let me, I'm going to call mom," he said, waving his phone in my direction.

"Why?" I asked.

"To ask her if I can watch TV," he said.

Duh.  Evidently, he had predicted my response and had come prepared.

"Mom," Logan said, into his phone, "Dad's being a Skeletor."

The emphasis on the last word and the dirty look he shot me were meant to reinforce the fact that he had just called me a mean, old, bad guy.

"You should say, 'you can watch TV.'" he continued, in his deepest voice, attempting to mimic Ashley.

He snapped the phone shut and grabbed the remote control from the counter top.

"See?  She said I could."

Is that so?  Well, if it's that easy, I'd like to borrow that magic phone for a minute so I can ask for a raise and an extra week of vacation.

- 29 November 2012