Ever walk down the street and see something that is in no way supposed to be silly, but it strikes you in a punny way and makes you giggle? And then the rest of the day, you're thinking of silly puns and stories about it and giggling to yourself at inappropriate moments? No? Oh. Hmm.
Anyway, this week, while pondering the Thursday News of the Absurd Will Someone Please Write This Book Inspirational Moment (TNoftheAWSWTBIM), I saw this:
And I thought, "Yes. I AM a giant, hardy mum." And I giggled. And then I thought of Hagrid, and his giant hardy mum. And then I wondered about the Hardy Boys, and what their mum was like.
And then I thought of the Hardy Boys being trapped somewhere, in danger, until the ceiling crashes open and their giant Hardy mum saves them.
And then I thought, "No, this is a picture book." Something along the lines of Liz Rosenberg & Stephen Gammell's Monster Mama, but even goofier. A crowd of giant, crime-fighting hardy mums who are also Boy Scout Troop leaders?
What do you think? Please tell me you don't just see flowers.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Pure silliness
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7 comments:
made me think of those flower named sisters from that old british sitcom that runs on pbs...hyacinth, rose and daisy? well their mum must have been, eherm, mum...
he-he-he. Nope, so with you on the giant hardy mums! =)
THE HARDY MUM. What a great title.
I am a giant hardy mum too! Wow, we're so similar---will you be my friend?
Honestly, though, it's nice to see someone else has a train-of-thought process that rushes by as fast as, say, a train.
I so enjoyed this post -- until I remembered that the U of Minnesota, where I work, is (one of) the original developer(s) of giant hardy mums. Like, genetically. Gives this whole thing a scary sci-fi feel ... like the Terminator with hose, and a British accent instead of AHHoostrian ...
Here's another for your imagination: a hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasures was just discovered! ("Just" meaning "In July".)
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/
debbie, yes!
cath, and that makes me think of Chrysanthemum.
Anne, welcome! Thanks for confirming there are other silly folks out there.
Thorp, that is awesome. Genetically engineered giant hardy moms. Think of the possibilities.
Amber, I love "it will redefine he Dark Ages." Like suddenly they're not so dark.
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