"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." - Quoted from the not too bright but extremely loving Winnie the Pooh
I love having readers all over the world because I occasionally have the opportunity to be an international problem solver.
You've probably already read about how officials of the small town of Tuszyn, Poland have been meeting to decide a new patron for a Children's playground.
When several people suggested "Winnie the Pooh," who, according to his song, is a "willy, nilly silly old bear," officials became concerned and conducted an investigation. Why?
Because everybody knows Pooh doesn't wear pants. They concluded that he was "a hermaphroditic, nudist bear created by a disturbed old man." By the way, A. A. Milne was 44 years old when he began writing about the world's most lovable bear. (You may like Teddy better, but he too is pantless. )Who else can they choose for the children's playground? There's Daffy Duck and Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny and several other beloved stuffed animals/cartoon characters - but none of them wear pants.
OK. Here's my offering. Go with The Pillsbury Dough Boy. Most everybody in America knows that he was recently given a tiny pair of blue jeans by a grateful roll loving family. I love that grandma says "it's about time!" Maybe she's from Poland.
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