Shut the fuck up, Donny

Last night we had a few hours to kill, so we took the ball of fire to see the latest in a string of cutsey children's movies, "Surf's Up."

In a clever twist on cartoons, this movie is made to look, feel and sound like a documentary on surfing penguins.

It's a fun movie with a great cast (is that the right word?) of voices including Shia LaBeouf whom I adore from "Holes," James Woods and Jeff Bridges.

It took the hubby most of the movie to figure out Jeff Bridges from his voice. He knew it sounded familiar. Finally he placed him -- it was The Dude from one of my all-time favorite movies, "The Big Lebowski."

I admit to being a Coen Brother junkie anyway, but "The Big Lebowski" was the movie that pushed me from adoration into what tantamounts to minor obsession.

The Dude and his chohorts use the f-word 281 times in that movie. And all instances are totally fucking appropriate.

After seeing that movie, I would repeat the phrase "shut the fuck up, Donny" or "peed on MY fucking rug" ad-nauseum.

There is a minor scene in "Surf's Up" where one of the interviews includes some little penguins discussing what makes a winner. One of the little guys uses the phrase, "dirty trash can full of poop."

In a sort of revisionist history, the ball of fire has taken to repeating this phrase, followed by galeful giggles constantly.

Is this my punishment for my Coen brother fascination? I don't know. But it's not fucking funny!