I Spy

Thomas and I had an Epic I Spy Battle last night. I don't remember exactly how it went, but here's the general dialogue.

Thomas: I spy with my little eye....America.

Me: What? you mean a map of America?

Thomas: No.

Me: Is it the word "America" written on something?

Thomas: No.

Me: Ok ummmmmm I don't get it.

Thomas: Ok I'll give you a hint. It's a thing that an American guy has in his possession.

Me:.......Ok. Is the guy famous?

Thomas: Yes.

Me: Is he still alive?

Thomas: Yes. He's been alive for a long period of time.

Me: Ok, so is he really old?

Thomas: No, he's just been alive for a long period of time. At first he was normal, then he was alive for a long period of time.

Me: What?!

Thomas: He's technically old, but then he's technically young. I mean he's old, but he looks young.

Me: Is it Benjamin Button?

Thomas: Ha ha no.

Me: Is it Edward Cullen?

Thomas: No. Wait what made you think it was him?

Me: Cause Edward Cullen is like over 100 but he looks 17 ish.

Thomas: Yeah! That's what I mean.

Me: Ok...so there's a guy who looks young but he's old, and he has a thing...I don't get what this has to do with America.

Thomas: Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

Me: Does he sort of represent America?

Thomas: Not really, it's just when you see him you think "AMERICA!"

Me: Is it Uncle Sam?

Thomas: No.

Me: Is it the "I WANT YOU" guy?

Thomas: That is Uncle Sam.

Me: Oh yeah. Is it one of the presidents?

Thomas: No.

Me: Ok. Is he real?

Thomas: No.

Me: Ok...So it's a guy who looks young but is really old, and he's American, and he's not real, and he's got a thing that's American. Do we have the same thing?

Thomas: Yeah. But it's not really his thing. It's like say he owns this book, and we own the book, but it's not his book, it's just one of the books.

Me:...Ok.....So there's lots of the things?

Thomas: Not really...sort of, there's not a lot of the one we have, but there's lots of them.

Me: ....Ok. I don't get it. Are you looking at it right now?

Thomas: Yeah.

Me: (turn around) Ok...OH is it Captain America's shield?

Thomas: Yeah!

It was the Captain America shield my Dad made for Anthony a few years ago. I sort of wanted to punch Thomas on the nose after that.