baby pygmy hippo!! dear santa... ben says we can't get one because it will get too big, but it's a pygmy hippo. and we have a big back yard, plenty of room to put in a small pool, so really it'll be fine. plus, if you bring me a lil' pygmy hippo then he'll have no choice. i mean, we couldn't exactly take it to the pound. plus he'll be totally unable to resist the adorablenessocity. and, LOOK AT HOW CUTE SHE IS!!! i'll bet lil' baby hippo would get along great will hayley and buckley. they'll have the bestest times splashing around and fighting over hippo treats and chasing squirrels. so yeah, no worries. you just put that lil' hippo in your bag and leave her under our tree. well, i mean, my parents' tree because we'll be there, but you know that. i'm so excited!! buckley and hayley are also looking forward to their new sibling with much joy. tell the elves and the reindeer hello for us. and thanks!
sincerely,
megan, hayley, and buckley frank (and ben too, he just won't admit it)
i stumbled upon this link. it's a long page, but dare i say worth reading for its hilarity. and don't miss the footnotes. it's from what appears to be BBCs version of wikipedia. i got to this page because i was looking at recipe that included pumpkin and it said something about using your pumpkins before they turn into vampires. that phrase was hyperlinked, so of course i clicked on it. here's a lil teaser for you: Non-Human Vampires
The traditions of the Roma further complicate matters, as the blood-drinking Indian goddess Kali is still revered as Sara, or 'Black Cally'. Roma folklore says that animals and objects can become vampires quite as easily as humans. For instance, any tools left outdoors under a full moon or not used for three years become animated and attack their owners to drink their blood. Even pumpkins and watermelons can be affected, if they are touched by the light of the full moon or kept after Christmas. However, they do not have teeth and are thus more a nuisance than a danger, being restricted to rolling around the house, growling at its inhabitants. They can be got rid of by boiling in holy water and then scrubbing with a broom, which must subsequently be burned.
i came across this amazing rerecording of a-ha's "take on me" in which the lyrics are literally what is happening frame by frame in the song's ground breaking music video. i've always loved this song and video but this is hilarious:
