ernest "isms"

during our stay here we have learned a new language. it is the language of ernest and on a daily basis we are constantly translating to each other and others what exactly ernest is saying. we thought we'd start to compile a list of some of the things we have translated so far. a few words we still aren't sure of & i'm willing to bet this isn't the last of the list. i will try to use each of them in a sentence.

making stones: as in, "hey ben, why don't we make stones some time? you know, the doughy stuff you pop in the fryer an' they come out an' you put butter on em."
translation: making scones

gay walkin': ben crossing the street, ernest yelling extremely LOUDLY throughout the neighborhood, "BEN! DON'T DO THAT! YOU'RE GAYWALKIN'! YOU COULD GET A TICKET! STOP GAYWALKIN'!"
translation: jay-walking

hargo: "hargo, hargo, watch me pick up this stick. hargo, i'm gonna run through that sprinkler. hargo, hargo, i'm gonna go to my room."
translation: here i go, an announcement ernest makes anytime he does ANYTHING

strawburst: "for my snack can i have some strawburst? them are good."
translation: starburst

mental spatula: (i've mentioned this before showing up on the grocery list) "ben said he needs to buy a mental spatula so he can flip them eggs real good."
translation: metal spatula

pasghetti: yes, he pronounces spaghetti just like a 3 year old does. pasghetti.