"As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.
"What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby-carriage along the sidewalk.
"Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."
"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"
"I really do not know," replied the man, with a deep sigh. "Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron.""
- L. Frank Baum, "The Land of Oz"
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
The Abominable Blo-Man
The Abominable Blo-Man is a humanlike creature so named because it is associated with the perpetual snow region of the Himalayas. A figure unknown except through tracks ascribed to it and through alleged encounters, it is described as being 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.4 m) tall, although, ironically, it's hooping-skills leave much to be desired. Attempts after the 1950s to verify the authenticity of its tracks (notably by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1960) have yielded no conclusive results. Most scholars dismiss the existence of the creature. A somewhat similarly described creature of W North America is known as Blofoot or Blosquatch.
Dr. Marvin Monroe of Springfield Anatomical Research: "After extensive biological and anatomical testing, I regret to announce that our findings are... inconclusive. This thing may or may not be human."
"This specimen is either a below-average human being or a brilliant beast."
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Comments on "Blo, Our "Brilliant Beast"":
6. Jared
- 06/14/2005 11:33 am CDT
Not so fast, Blo. At least Bill actually posts.
Who's the weenie now?
Wait -- so you opted to do this instead of that post on how youth ministry has affected church culture we talked about?
Weenie.