as far as the eye can see

My son is 2. He was all tucked in, almost asleep, and I was certain that I heard him say "CRABBIT." I immediately seized upon this new species of half-crustacean, half-lagomorph as a done deal.

Apparently he was trying to say "GROMIT" (as in "Wallace and...), with a stuffed-up nose, as any well-informed 2-year-old might say upon being tucked in.

Too bad. The damage has been done.