Butler Bloopers

This story actually took place several weeks ago, but it keeps popping in my mind (and making me laugh) and I thought Ben might appreciate it someday when he is a dad (or an uncle) and is faced with the same situation Uncle Craig was. I will warn you this is an R-rated blog so stop reading if you are easily offended. Uncle Craig and his best friend since elementary school or middle school I think, Bobby, kindly took Benjamin to a Butler basketball game recently. They were evidently seated near some rowdy fans from the opposing team who were unimpressed with the calls the referrees were making. At one point a fan yelled "come on you A_ _ H O L E!" (I'll let you fill in the blanks). Ben looked up at Craig and innocently asked "Uncle Craig, what is an a _ _ h o l e?" Craig very appropriately responded that it was a really mean word and he would be in big trouble if he ever repeated it. That was enough for Ben and they resumed watching the game. A short time later, the fired up fan was upset at a "missed" call and yelled "Oh, come on you P _ _ _ Y!!" (the blanks here spell out a word that rhymes with wussy). My brother quickly lowered his head and began thinking "no no no please no" as he waited for the inevitable turn of Ben's head in his direction as he, again, innocently inquired of his beloved uncle, "Uncle Craig, what is a p _ _ _ y?" My brother just hung his head and was at a loss for words and evidently the lady behind them put her hand on Craig's shoulder and, laughing, said some supportive words about how hard it was to be a parent in these situations, to which Craig replied "you don't understand, this is my sister's kid and she is going to kill me when I bring him home with this colorful new language!!" My brother warned me about the dialog that took place during the game and I assured him that I was not mad and thought he handled the situation perfectly. The highlight of this story came later in the evening when Ben was telling me about the "angry" fan who kept yelling bad words. I asked him what the words were and he turned beat red and I said it was okay, just this once he could tell me what he heard and then we would never repeat them. He told me the first word and then on the second one he said this: "Mom, you'll never believe it. They were saying really bad stuff. Uncle Craig said we can never, never say what they were say." What were they saying, I asked, it's okay, you can tell me just once. "Mom. They were calling people pussycats!!!" :)