Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Put a pin in it.

Blogging from A to Z Challenge.
Theme: Making movie lines our own.


"Put a pin in it."

In Bolt (2008), when Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus) voices concern about the dog's well-being, her agent (voice of Greg Germann) tells her, "Let's put a pin in it," and pokes an imaginary pin in the air, "Boop."

It's his patronizing way to delay (or completely avoid) the conversation. The line annoys me, so I don't use it.

However, it's linked to a cute memory of our oldest granddaughter. 

The film released a year before she was born and later became her favorite movie. She even had Bolt, the stuffed dog.

When she was barely talking we would coax her with, "Put a pin in it."

Pinching her thumb and forefinger together, she would poke the air and say, "Boop."

So cute. (Hey, let me have my proud grandma moment.)



2 comments:

  1. Great post! Even the proud Grandma moment, which I totally understand, being a grandma myself.
    Funny thing, I just saw this movie for the first time about six weeks ago, when I was watching my granddaughter. (Ugh, t!)
    Loved your choice for 'P'.
    Trisha Faye
    www.herbthyme.wordpress.com

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    1. I love watching movies with the grandkids. I probably would not have seen some of the more recent animated films if it wasn't for them!

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