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Citroen reminds me of citron, French for lemon, and lemon reminds me of ...
LEMONPOT!!
You know, the superhero? Lemonpot? No? Well, let me tell you about him, as told to me by Lemonpot himself.
(The following actual conversation occurred while driving my three-year-old son to preschool. This was not the first time he had told me about Lemonpot. Parenthetical comments are mine.)
G: (From the backseat). I'm a superhewo called Wemonpot (Lemonpot -- he has trouble with his L sounds). I weally am. And I have...Squirrel Power!!
Daddy: Squirrel Power?
G: Yes. I climb trees and throw acorns!
Daddy: That's a good power.
G: It is.
Daddy: (I hesitated on asking this one, but I ultimately I had to know). Why are you called Lemonpot?
G: Because I also can gwoh wemons and I (what sounded like grow) pot.
Daddy: What???
G: I gwow wemons and fwow pots.
Daddy: OHHH. You THROW Pots.
G: Yeah, yeah. I can fwow both wemons and pots. That's why I'm called Wemonpot, see? And acorns. I fwoh acorns, too.
(As we drove, I could hear the sounds of fishooo, fishoo and cries from vanquished bad guys from the backseat as Lemonpot battled the forces of evil with imaginary acorns. After about three or four minutes, Lemonpot spoke again.)
G: I'm a weally good superhewo.
Daddy: You are.
G: Yeah. And I'm happy that I can also fwy. FASHOOOM!!
G: (Now spoken by my son as a type of narrator). Lemonpot has fwown off to his home.
My son and I drove the rest of the way in contented silence, knowing the world was a safer place under the citrus infused watch of Lemonpot.
I snapped the photo of this great Matchbox. Photos by Phil will return next week. Matchbox is a registered Trademark of Mattel.
