Thursday, May 26, 2011

Disappointments

Life is full of 'em.  Here's my latest:


I wanted full-grown flamingos, not flamingo CHICKS.  Oh well, I've thrown away one whole helluva lot more money in times past than what I spent here.  There was an upside, though.  My UPS Lady asked me "what did I bring ya today?" as she handed me the box.  "Pink flamingos," sez I, in reply.  You should have seen her expression.  That alone was worth the 20 Yankee Dollars.

Back to the drawing board.
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22 comments:

  1. Bag Blog26 May, 2011 15:24

    You'll probably come to love your new chicks. I think they are kind of cute.

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  2. Deb26 May, 2011 15:24

    Well, ummmmmm you could always use them in the tub rather than the yard. ;)

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  3. innominatus26 May, 2011 15:33

    LOL @ Deb

    Once the doc grinds ya some bifocals, they'll look a lot bigger.

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  4. Buck26 May, 2011 16:10

    I think they are kind of cute.

    They ARE cute, Lou. But small.

    ...you could always use them in the tub...

    That's assuming I HAD a tub, innit? One of these days I might get one of those things...

    Inno: I suppose you're right about them LOOKING bigger...

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  5. Deb26 May, 2011 16:32

    That's assuming I HAD a tub, innit? One of these days I might get one of those things.... You could always set ya up a metal warshtub in the yard. There ya go; two birds with one stone!

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  6. Buck26 May, 2011 16:48

    Heh. And advertising, to boot! Yer a genius, Deb. I might just do that.

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  7. Deb26 May, 2011 16:53

    Wouldn't that be more like trolling?

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  8. Alison26 May, 2011 16:54

    I like em. I say post em and let the chips fall where they may...they may be a bit small but still will carry a big bit of mayhem.....

    wink wink

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  9. Deb26 May, 2011 17:04

    Or you could always box them up and send them over to Andy's to accessorize his PINK bedroom.

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  10. Buck26 May, 2011 17:05

    Wouldn't that be more like trolling?

    Trolling, advertising. And the difference is?

    Alison: I've put 'em in a couple of strategic interior places and they'll likely stay there, as their legs don't appear to be sturdy enough for our winds.

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  11. Buck26 May, 2011 17:06

    Andy already has a couple. Or at least he led me to believe he does, based upon his comments to the previous flamingo post.

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  12. Anonymous26 May, 2011 18:06

    Did you send them out with your wash and they shrunk? They are a bit tiny. The look on your face in that pix is priceless.

    Rubber Flamingos just doesn't quite have the right ring to it as Rubber Duckies do, but they are about the same size.

    "Rubber Flamingos you're the one(s), you make bath time loads of fun..."

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  13. Glenn Mark Cassel26 May, 2011 19:31

    But the Grandpa's Weed Popper that Missus ORPO got me last year works as the LTD catalog says. Got dirt and weeds for a yard here in The Mojave Desert! I rent and there ain't gonna be no grass!

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  14. Dapper Dan26 May, 2011 23:54

    You're probably too young to remember comedian Jackie Vernon's wisdom about birds. He wasn't just talking about pink flamingos but birds in general. He said, "Wet birds never fly at night." Always remember that and you and your birds will live happily ever after.

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  15. Bag Blog27 May, 2011 06:24

    Deb has some great ideas and certainly gave me some laughs this morning. Thanks Deb.

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  16. Barco Sin Vela II27 May, 2011 06:39

    More disappointing junk made in China!

    Not quite as bad as the "X-Ray Glasses".

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  17. Suldog27 May, 2011 07:33

    I think you should have a photo caption contest for this photo. I don't quite know what I'd enter (yet) but I'm sure some of your readers could come up with some doozies.

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  18. Deb27 May, 2011 09:35

    Any time Lou. Sometimes I get off on a roll. :)

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  19. Buck27 May, 2011 12:41

    Anon: They'd actually make crappy bath toys... the center of gravity is too high, so they'd capsize. Hey! I can speak NAVY!

    Glenn: What do you have against grass? It never hurt anyone... ;-)

    Dan: I don't think I'd be too young to remember Mr. Vernon but I did have to google him. Imagine my surprise when I found some of my favorite lines were written by him.

    Darryl: How did ya know P&S were made in China? Lucky guess! ;-)

    Jim: I'd rather NOT know what my readers could come with in this space. (cue up Carly)

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  20. Roaring Woman28 May, 2011 09:37

    Hmm, my eyes are bad, but those birds look lavender. No further comment...

    I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore...

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  21. Buck28 May, 2011 12:06

    RW: Your eyes are bad. ;-)

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  22. virgil xenophon28 May, 2011 12:21

    Buck, we had neighbors in Louisville
    (who were from New Orleans also--go figure--he was head of the Drama Dept at U of L ) who had two and put theirs in the bathroom. Theirs were full-sized--but then they had a bigger bathroom. :)

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