Alex, playing with his new TI-84: "It said I could write games for it in...MAS? ASM?"
Me: "What, Zilog Z80 Assembly? I mean...that would be an interesting thing for you to learn!"
Alex, the next day: "Oh forget that. I read that I could just write the game in something called 'C'."
Me, gently: "Son, it's my job as a parent to protect you from that kind of thing."