You may or may not have noticed, but several bloggers have been having a whale of a time interviewing each other over the past few weeks, and it got my good friend Miss Holly thinking.
Holly: ”How about a day each week when we get to ask very silly questions of each other?”
Me: ”Oh that would be cool. I mean, it could be a lot of fun. We could pick some reeeally silly questions.
Holly: ”And it could be called ‘Bizarre Question Thursday’ after my Uncle.”
Me: ”Oh that’s good. You should write or something.”
Holly: ”Thanks. And what does having a whale of a time mean? Do whales have particularly good times? Have they named a carnival after them? Or a special dance? Or a biscuit?”
Me: ”All the above, and it’s also a public holiday in the UK where you get to float around and squirt chocolate milkshake from a hole in your back.”
Holly: ”Cool.”
Cough, so without further ado I bring you,Holly’s
BIZARRE QUESTION THURSDAY, WEEK 1…
Ready?
question for the week
you sit down at starbucks (or indeed your cafe of choice). bob’s son, buddy jesus, sits down next to you with an iced chai. he says “hi ,Jo, how are you? i like what you’re wearing. oh did you catch that red sox game?”
you have a lovely chat, and OBVIOUSLY cover such topics as “why is there suffering in the world?” and “yes but am *i* getting into heaven?” and “who really framed roger rabbit?”
with that out of the way,
what one other question do you ask him?
‘I would look him squarely in the eye/eyes and say;
“Why is it that whenever I meet a skunk it feels the need to rifle through my handbag and run off with my
faux vinyl, disco chic, Leo Sayer albums? I mean, where’s the harm in a little bit of courtesy? If they wanted to borrow them I’d be only too happy to oblige. In fact I’d probably throw in ‘The Bee Gees do Gigi In Figi’ for free. Sighhh.
Oh please tell me Buddy Jesus, please. I’d be really ever so grateful and never say ‘boo’ to a goose again. I promise.”‘
subquestion of the week
amazingly, steve, the guy who really runs the universe, walks in after you finish your drinks. he comes up to you and says “look, Jo, i need to irradicate one little annoyance forever. i can’t decide between ingrown toenails and the colour puce. what do you think?”
which one do you choose, or do you choose something else? note : he can not irradicate human suffering. just small stuff, like dandruff.
“Hmmm, so he can only eradicate small stuff eh? How about, Paul Daniels, he’s quite small? Or earwigs or acne, or that single tiny hair that is always on the seats in public toilets?
No?
Ok, erm, in that case Steve, could you please eradicate the fizzy out of fizzy water?
Because I do not want my water to sparkle, comprendez?
I dislike effervescence in the clear stuff.
Water should just taste of nothing, of cold, wet, glorious nothing. As much as chocolate should taste of sweet, cocoa, velvety goodness, water should be plain and simple and pure.
Or maybe you could get them to call fizzy/carbonated water something different so that I do not pick it up by mistake in Schmesco, load my shopping into the car, start the engine, then take a big gulp of bitter gaseous vileness when all I want is a drop of natures finest.
It’s not too much to ask is it?
Good. And you should maybe go for the compliments like buddy Jesus did, it kind of makes you more approachable. And I’d drop the swagger it makes you look a bit unsavoury. And as for the moustache and the matching leg warmers…even David Tennant would struggle to make that look work Steve. It’s Ok, you don’t need to thank me.”
Oh that was fun. If anyone else wants to play go over to Holly’s and add your link to her Mr Linky. You know you want to.
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January 29th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
tee hee…good stuff. If I wasn’t already being horribly bizzare this week on my blog, I’d join in. Maybe next thursday though.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
That was quite hilarious, Jo. Have you been sniffing the children’s glue again? I think you outdid yourself today and are in fine form. It’s the sort of irreverence I can really appreciate. I wish to be as quick on my toes as that. I have to go and find me some glue. Watch out.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
i don’t recognize the word ‘maybe’ so i’ll expect to see corey’s contribution next thursday. cool.
oh jo, HOW HOW HOW do i love you?! i cannot effectively quantify it.
OMFG! the bee gees to gigi in fiji!
sorry i’ve just hurt myself on the couch laughing. i should get a softer couch.
i think the most amazing part about this, though is that skunk wanting your leo sayer albums.
and the least amazing part is how i misspelled eradicate. i can only blame my rushing. i am going to go sit in the naughty corner for thirtie thrie siconds.
this was truly wonderful!
January 29th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
by the way – daryl did an absolutely wonderful one too – did you see it?
January 29th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I KNEW this was fiction, because NO ONE wants Leo Sayer albums – not even skunks!
Haha
Nice answers!
January 29th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I played too, but not as well as you did!
Hello from SpeedyCat
January 29th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
You’re daft as a brush you!! OMG, am having to scramble about on the kitchen floor and reclaim my bosum, cos I just laughed my tits off. Mad. Gloriously mad. Just what I needed after a crappy day. Thank you. Tho I will be sending you the medical bill for having to have my boobs re-attached.
January 30th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Man, skunks can be almost as pushy as lemurs …
January 30th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Oh, I forgot I could ask Steve to irradicate something else. Oh well, just as well. My answer would likely have offended someone.
Skunks are skunks, my dear. No point in questioning why they do skunky things.
January 30th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Corey, you may be bizarre, but you couldn’t be horribly anything hon. Unless you were horribly sick. That would be horrible.
FInely Tuned Woman leave the glue alone and just go and see Holly. She always helps me find my silly.
Holl thanks you my lovely. You are my muse.
And Daryl’s is blumming marvelous as is to be expected. 
Sybil, maybe I have a Leo Sayer album and now I’m all offended…except I haven’t and I’m not.
Hi Eric, I bet yours is fab. I will come and see. Anyway, you are the chicken man, so that makes you more than fabulous.
Nicola, I also have boob lost due to your comment. Maybe we could swap and see if anyone notices??
Daryl yep. Blumming lemurs. Tsk.
Jen, now I need to go see what you wrote. We don’t have skunks here They look like Pepe Le Pu right? ;D