Thomas the Potentially Transsexual Tank Engine
April 27, 2009I’m amazed that somehow Besh knows all the Thomas engines/trains/whatever they are–mostly because we have maybe one Thomas book and one DVD which he’s seen a few times. But he knows them all. Maybe a bit too well.
Recently, Sara bought him some cups that have Thomas and friends on them. Last night, he started pointing them out.
Besh: “See that? That’s Emily.”
Me: “Really?”
“Yes. She’s a girl engine.”
“Oh.”
“And that is Percy. She’s a girl too.”
“Percy’s a girl? Sounds like a boy name.”
“No, Percy’s a girl.”
“Are you sure about that? I think Percy is a boy.”
“No! Percy doesn’t have a penis!”
“Well how do you know Thomas is a boy?”
“Thomas has a penis! See?”
Besh points to some kind of latch that Thomas has on his front grill.
“Oh, I see. But wait, Percy has it too!”
“Oh, yes!”
“And…wait a minute! Emily has it too!”
“Ohhhhhhh!”
This could get uncomfortable.
Clearly it’s a prosthetic.
Ikea trains, by the way, are cheaper.