Wekkelploppindinger

A not-so-helpful hint: the title of this entry is pronounced exactly how it's spelled (or spelt). What does it mean? I have no idea. No, really, that's what it means. Actually, it was the first combination of sounds that popped into my head as I struggled to think up a title. Let's make it Wednesday's word of the day.

The Mickey logo belongs to the baseball cap I purchased down south. My last cap, which had the word "Tigger" embroidered on it, gave up about a year ago. I'm breaking in the new one by wearing it every chance I get. I like the surfing Mickey silhouette and the yin yang symbol in the waves. It's a nice combination.

Fling93 wondered if I had any insights on Jon's question: when furries characters such as mickey mouse and bugs bunny pose for pictures with kids and family at theme parks, do the people in the costume smile as a natural reaction to the situation at hand?

I didn't gain any new insights while down there, but my guess (and hope) is that they smile. It's difficult to picture them not instinctively smiling at the camera. I'm actually surprised I didn't hear more characters accidentally say, "Cheese!"

It's a little creepy to think about the person in the costume. When I saw characters (and I saw way too many), it was psychologically easier to think of them as Pluto, Stitch or Minnie Mouse versus thinking of teen-aged Johnny dressed up as Minnie. This was especially true when I happened to spot Minnie posing with a man in his forties, who had a beer belly and wore a tight, pink Mighty Mouse shirt. I have no idea (wekkelploppindinger!) how poor Johnny could be comfortable in that situation and still manage to smile.