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Every Lid has its Pot

January 02, 2007

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Goofy and whimsical posts like this one kind of came to a standstill a few months ago, and by god, it's time to remedy the situation! With a new year underway, I'm offering up a little reminder: don't take life too seriously! Life is GOOD! It's all about FUN! At least that's what the little hedonist inside of me keeps insisting. (Yes, there's a little hedonist inside of everyone.)

I adore this photo, which I snatched up for my vintage photo collection several months ago. Now THAT is what I call a quirkalicious couple. I wonder... what was the occasion for taking the picture? Did the guy just get a promotion and decided to celebrate with a cigarette, a brand new car, and a little field-copping? Or... is this just par for the course for these two? They sure seem to be goofily happy and at home with each other. She's no beauty queen, but he ain't no show-stopper either. Seriously, I think they might have been soul-mates ~ molds made to be broken, but definitely made for each other.

My newest goal for 2007? Find a man who will spontaneously do this to me just as the shutter snaps open. Lofty goal, I realize this. Shoot for the moon! That's what my mamma always used to say. Someone who'd lasso the moon and pull it all the way down to DC for me and then ask if I wanted to swallow it. Moonbeams would light up the apartment and shoot out of my fingertips if I cut loose and took him up on it.

Gee, is anyone is up to the challenge? Fondue pots encouraged to apply.

;)

Posted by vincent at January 2, 2007 03:59 PM

Comments

What a hoot this photo is! Your description is no less entertaining, especially since my mind was flying way ahead of you in the last sentence of the second to last paragraph. I'm not sure if all browsers break the line between "out of my...fingertips" or not, but it had me going with laughter.

Hope you find your lid.

Posted by: Star at January 2, 2007 05:27 PM

Okay, I'm laughing out loud. Shoot out of my.. what? I love your comment. That whole moon reference is stolen from It's a Wonderful Life... one of my favorite movies.

Susan

Posted by: susan at January 2, 2007 05:34 PM

Okay... I read over what I wrote a second time, and it's even funnier. I wonder how It's a Wonderful Life might differed if the dialog between George and Mary had gone something like this:

George Bailey: What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary.

Mary: I'll take it. Then what?

George Bailey: Well, then you can swallow it, and it'll all dissolve, see... and the moonbeams would shoot out of your @#*&@* and your &#@*$ and the ends of your !@*$%... am I talking too much, Mary?

Mary: Yes, George... you're talking way too much... just GET ME THE DAMN MOON!

(Yes, for the most part, that really is the dialog from the actual film. I'm notorious for unwittingly saying stuff like this. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.)

Posted by: susan at January 2, 2007 05:43 PM

Great pic, great commentary (especially what comes after, as you elongated the Jimmy Stewart dialogue...

I wonder what she said right after the photo was snapped? Did she grin shyly and punch him in the shoulder? Did she slap him? Did she kiss him?

Just wondering...

Posted by: beth at January 3, 2007 08:38 AM

Be careful what you wish for. We just went on vacation with some friends and one of our friends did that to his wife almost every time the shutter snapped. I had to delete half my pictures! :-)

One thing the photo reminded me of - there is someone for everyone in this world. That's a comfort.

Posted by: Susan C at January 3, 2007 12:57 PM

She kissed him, and then he took her for a spin in the new car? Yep.. there's someone for everyone, you gotta believe that.

Posted by: Susan at January 3, 2007 05:18 PM

Okay, some clarification is in order... I'd like a guy who will grab my boob just as the shutter clicks open, but no more than once a week. Boob-grabbing is fine almost anytime of the day, but public for-the-camera boob-grabbing should be limited to some sort of quota. Moderation in all things, that's what I say.

Posted by: susan at January 3, 2007 11:17 PM

Amen to that!

Posted by: janet at January 4, 2007 04:39 PM