Clearly, the people responsible for designing Target stores have never had preschool aged children. If they had, they may have thought twice about lining the front of their stores with big red balls. I understand their purpose, but why big red balls? I know, I know . . . big red balls sort of resemble their logo, a flat red target. And by "sort of" I mean that the color is the same and they are both generally circular. Sort of like how the sun and an electric burner are the same - they are both hot and generally circular.
I digress . . . my point is that if those designers had come up with something else, I wouldn't have to hear this conversation during our weekly visits to Target.
17-month old son: (Upon seeing the balls) BAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!! BAAAALLLLLL!! BAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!! (This will continue until I acknowledge he has spoken about the balls.)
Me: Yes, those are balls.
2 1/2 year old daughter: Mama, look at those balls!
Son: BAAAAALLLLLL!! BAALLL! BAAAAAAAALLLL!
Me: Yep, look at those balls.
Daughter: Those are RED balls!
Son: BAAAAALLLLLLL!! BAAAAALLLLLL!!
Me: Yes, those are red balls.
Daughter: Mama, those are BIG RED BALLS!
Our little procession from the parking lot to the store is often very amusing to people, particularly teenage boys. I must admit, I find it pretty amusing as well, but sometimes I just don't want to hear about big red balls over and over again. Then I wonder if there will ever be a time when I grow up enough and don't laugh at things like "BIG RED BALLS!" I don't think I ever want to be that grown up.
After all, if I were that grown up, I couldn't laugh every time my daughter says, "Schwing-nex" rather than Kleenex. Sometimes I deliberately ask her "What's this?" while holding a Kleenex just to hear her say "Schwing-nex" and giggle a little.
Huh-huh . . . she just said "schwing."
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Clayton had a speech issue when it came to pronouncing the 'k' sound. Instead he pronounced it as a 't' sound. Our friends thought it was hysterical to make him say things like 'kitty'. I had to admit it was pretty funny.
Just be glad that walmart has that smiley face instead of big blue balls...that would be bad!!!
It's a good thing I never shop at Walmart!
Funny thing is, I sometimes mutter something about big balls to myself when I approach Target. I'm forever a teenage guy.
It only gets worse with age. My boys think it's absolutely hilarious to ask if they can jump on the balls. Then the other boy says "get off those balls" and the other says "but they are big balls", ad infinitum.
Fortunately they are getting old enough that I can walk into the store and pretend that I have no clue whose kids they are.
Funny, I have always questioned those big red balls too! I have to admit, I have never touched them though! And I think blue balls would be Kmart's special! No? Oh wait, I am confused with the blue light special :)
Oh, you all stole my blue ball jokes!
I've always wondered about those red balls, too. Such a strange decoration. The designers either had no sense of humor and totally didn't get it, or a good sense of humor and thought it would be funny....
It's not just THAT Target either, apparently. I ran across a picture of my friend Nadia standing on one of the big red balls in front of one of the Targets in West Palm Beach.
Good post.
Those balls are there to stop the terrorists from ramming explosive-laden shopping carts, er, trucks into the store, right?
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