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And Then the Hamster Laughed

Posted by on Aug 28, 2010 in Apps, Featured, iPhone | 10 comments

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It all happened in the space of maybe three minutes, a perfect storm of comedy that left me laughing harder than I have in a while.

It was time to pick up my girls from school, so I hurriedly replaced my 2yo’s carseat in the van, tossed him in the car, and off we went.

He had brought my iPhone in the car and was playing with SmackTalk – an app that has a squeeky hamster repeat everything you say.

As I pulled out onto the main road from our subdivision, I had to make a somewhat fast turn.  I heard a worried “Ohhhhh!” from my son (repeated by the SmackTalk hamster).  I thought he was being silly, and didn’t think anything of it, until I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that the carseat – and my son – were perched at a precarious 45-degree angle.

His eyes were wide as he demanded from me “What’s wrong with the car?!  What’s wrong with the car?!  What’s wrong with the car?!”  (all repeated, of course, by the SmackTalk hamster)

The scene was just too much for me – my son’s surprise, my inability to do anything, his question, and the hamster.

I just started laughing like crazy.  And apparently it was loud enough for the hamster to start laughing in echo.  Which made me laugh harder.  My son, squeaky hamster, and I rolled in waves of uproarious guffaws.  I can’t imagine what we looked like from the outside.

(Just a note:  as soon as I pulled into the school pick-up line, I unbuckled and fixed my son’s carseat.  But the whole thing was almost worth the momentary snafu!)

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  • Lissa

    Haha! Wish I coulda been there for that one!

    • http://treerootandtwig.com Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig

      I still keep wondering if anyone saw us laughing like crazy, and what they thought. :)

    • http://treerootandtwig.com Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig

      I still keep wondering if anyone saw us laughing like crazy, and what they thought. :)

  • Anonymous

    Wish I could have been there splitting a gut with you guys. Sounds truly funny and a nice way to start the day. Laughter is good for the soul, but who knew it was good for
    the Hamster as well. Hahahahahhaha…..

    • http://treerootandtwig.com Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig

      Glad our moment of silliness could entertain you. :) That’s why I shared it, really – everyone needs a good laugh!

    • http://treerootandtwig.com Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig

      Glad our moment of silliness could entertain you. :) That’s why I shared it, really – everyone needs a good laugh!

  • Amy

    That is hilarious!! there have been a few times when we forgot to buckle a kid or shut a door and there is always a panicked yelp from the back seat “you forgot to buckle me!!” or, “you forgot to close the door!” usually before we even get out of the driveway! I am glad that I have frightenend my kids so much that they know what they need to be safe!!

    • http://treerootandtwig.com Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig

      The crazy thing is, the seat WAS buckled in, it just slid funny down the belt (I guess I forgot to “lock” it). We were both so shocked, and then surprised again by the hamster. It was like a (hilariously) viscious circle. :)

    • http://treerootandtwig.com Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig

      The crazy thing is, the seat WAS buckled in, it just slid funny down the belt (I guess I forgot to “lock” it). We were both so shocked, and then surprised again by the hamster. It was like a (hilariously) viscious circle. :)

  • Fourthbreakfast

    Fabulous! I need this app.

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