A good start for Sandusky, a zombie pimpstory & more Facebook silliness
I have a very serious side, but I also have one that delights in stick figure junk-kicking catharsis and other nerdiness. Facebook shenanigans help me feed my goofy side lest my graver one crush it to oblivion with the brachiosaurus-equivalent weight of her contemplation.
11/14/11: Rage isn't good in the long term, but it's a great short-term coffee substitute for the coffee-deprived. I call this piece, "A good start for Sandusky."
On Facebook pages, folks take great delight in “pimping” other pages they like. Sometimes this is done in a short paragraph, other times in list form, and still other times via what’s come to be called a “pimpstory.” I finally tried my hand at one on Tuesday; the results were so fun*, I had to share them here!
* They involve zombies, naturally.
11/22/11 pimpstory
See, what happened was. I was escaping From the Bungalow of zombie terror, Running from Hell with El, when I decided I really needed a coffee break. Recalling my doctor’s warnings about coffee (“None for you, not even for the zombie apocalypse!”), I opted for Red Vines and Red Wine instead.
“The Dash Between the bungalow and Unicorn Valley isn’t that long, after all,” I explained to El. “A break won’t hurt.”
“Thedrunkenpandabear over there seems to agree,” she concurred.
“That’s a pretty questionable interpretation of snoring,” I said. “But anyway, I have mad kung fu skills, so those zombies better watch out. I’m Not As Sweet As I Look.”
“Neither am I. And you know, I could do with busting some zombie heinie. In fact, a little buttkicking might just make this Mynewfavoriteday!”
“Right? We may be Living the Imperfect Life, but it’s still Sweet As Honey!”
El grinned as she donned a red fight bandana from her pocket. “Not for those zombies, it isn’t!”
the end (for those zombies, anyway!)
11/24/11: I told you they were nerdy!
About a week ago, From the Bungalow shared a page responsive to a UC Davis police officer who used pepper spray with the same nonchalance he’d use bug repellant. The Tumblr site Pepper Spraying Cop takes that spray-happy cop’s image and transposes it onto other ones (for example: Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” and Yoda in combat), helping to clarify in many alternate contexts just how bizarre and troubling is his stance. But also, indubitably, bringing a little levity to a troubling situation.
11/25/11
And that, friends, is my last couple of weeks in Facebook silliness!
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Hee hee hee. This post gets the GOGP Stamp of Approval (which, by the way, is shaped like a chipmunk dressed as Uncle Jesse giving two thumbs up)! I love the HTML pic.
YES! Also, I want to see this stamp so, so very bad. (I suspect Li’l D would, too.)
And may I say “thank you” for commenting on this post? It’s been many a moon since a post without comment, but I was starting to think this was going to be that “dust in the wind” post!
Happy Sunday! ♥
“I have a very serious side, but I also have one that delights in stick figure junk-kicking catharsis and other nerdiness.”
You rock, you crazy monster!
I enjoy your work more and more. Good job, Deborah!
Thank you, Hook!
Love it, I have been without internet, then had another stinkin’ migraine, so I have much catching up to do. Stick figures rule!
Ugh to both of things–but “hear, hear” to the “stick figures” part! And thank you for commenting. This post got a bunch of shares I didn’t see until now, but so quiet on the comment front, it’s like I was transported back to this blog’s baby posts of 2/11.
You must be hanging out on Facebook a lot of late… and sounds like you’re having fun. Go for it and I’ll stop by to say hello once I’ve made a dent in the pile on my laptop.