Sunday, September 21, 2008 - A Lucky Break for a Turkey-Loving Calvinist
Devastatingly Handsome and I were out the other evening getting some necessary groceries and supplies and stopped at one of those places that sells only stuff no other store could sell, what do they call it, remaindered or something like that? Anyhow, you never know what they'll have, and every now and then you hit the jackpot with some sort of obscure textbook Miss Language will like or some off type of jelly for the dinner table, or a household item you just don't know how you could do with out.
And then there are days like Thursday when you find something so utterly unnecessary you just have to have it, because if you don't buy it, you will think that surely you dreamed it. Such a goofy item could not possibly exist. And if you are married to a wonderful man, he will humor you, to the point of 99 cents, plus tax, and then your kids can be so impressed at the wonderfully stupid thing you bought. And you can even blog about it.
Yes, Virginia, there are Artificial Wishbones. Devastatingly Handsome treated me to the Anniversary Pack of 36. But, being as I am not 1) patient enough, or 2) superstitious enough, to save them for breaking at an anniversary party (now wouldn't that just be the most exciting party activity imaginable, breaking wishbones?), Mr Music, who knows me all too well, knows just how I intend to use them. He picked up the box, set it down hard, and said in his best amused-but-trying-to-sound-disgusted voice, "Oh, great. More reindeer, huh?" Referring, of course, to this. Which is just what I intend to do with them, providing, of course, I can get my hands on some artificial corks. So, let me know if you have a good source for corks. :D
And I really want to know... are these what they use in those artificial soy turkeys? Tofurkeys? If you cook a bunch of them down with some carrots, celery, parsley, and onion, do you get a nice artificial broth?
(PS: you gotta check their site, which I quote: "Announcing a Revolutionary Advance in Plastic Wishbone Technology.")
That is hilarous!! I'm thinking my mother needs a box of these so she can share the Thanksgiving wishbone for once, lol. As to the reindeer, my first thought was 'cute!' then I looked through my son's eyes and heard the 'gross!'.
The kids around here would love to help put them together. We could make enough -- and probably get more stuff together to have a "Night Before Christmas" Tableau. :-)
Plastic wishbones.
It really is the gift you'd give to that person who had everything. *L*
PS - I love how you described the store -- I want to go.
