Can She See Or Is She Blind?
Tonight the Iron Man trailer ran on TV. My wife was watching with me. When it was over, we had this conversation:
Her: "Is that some sort of reference I should get?"
Me: Long, puzzled silence.
Me: Slow dawning. Horror.
Me: "A reference? You mean . . . you mean, Iron Man?"
Her: "Is that something I should know?"
You think you know a person. 28 years, and it never occurred to me that the poor woman didn't know who Iron Man was.
Iron Man, for God's sake. It's not like we were talking Namor.
Her: "Is that some sort of reference I should get?"
Me: Long, puzzled silence.
Me: Slow dawning. Horror.
Me: "A reference? You mean . . . you mean, Iron Man?"
Her: "Is that something I should know?"
You think you know a person. 28 years, and it never occurred to me that the poor woman didn't know who Iron Man was.
Iron Man, for God's sake. It's not like we were talking Namor.
This entry was posted by Michael Reynolds, on
Saturday, March 01, 2008.
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10:31 PM
my wife is completely "iron man" ignorant. then again, she was "x-men" ignorant until i schooled her, and was into the films, no matter how mediocre they were. she'll go to see "iron man" if i asked, and be totally into it. i guess i'm a lucky guy that way.
5:52 PM
Oh hell. I know who Namor is. I had a very misspent youth.
12:14 PM
That's Robert Downey, Jr.? Yikes!
The years have not been kind.