“He’s Got a Pan on His Head” – Daphne Gramling
I was just visiting the old Fort Wayne Wizards website. On the homepage, there is a picture of the new TinCaps logo. My four-year-old daughter happened to look at the screen just before I navigated to a new page. Here’s the conversation…
Daphne: “Hey, that’s the appleseed!” [I quickly flipped back recognizing I can do a bit of an experiment].
Chad: “Yep, that’s right honey. Do you like the apple?”
Daphne: “No.”
Chad: “You don’t?” [I was genuinely surprised]
Daphne: “Nope.” [Emphatically, as she shook her head]
Chad: “Well, why not?”
Daphne: “Cus he’s got a pan on his head.” [I laughed. She has no idea what the name of the team is.]
Chad: “Yes, honey. He does have a pan on his head.”
Daphne: “That’s mudiculous.” [that's not a typ-o. She said "mudiculous"]
Chad: “That’s the team we’re going to watch this year instead of the Wizards. Do you still want to go?”
Daphne: “Uh, yeah. Duh.”
A true baseball (and Dippin’ Dots) fan. I guess she has the same thoughts on the new name that I do.



