Swept Away by Balloon
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I know I’m sick for even thinking this, but “girl swept away by balloon” is like something from Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies —
B is for Barbara, attacked by racoon
C is for Celia, swept off by balloon
Every parent has the occasional nightmarish thought, and Gorey’s book speaks to them like no other. But this?
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2003.06.09 (Mon) • 21:29
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Posted by steve 2003.06.09, 22:32
Posted by JMBR 2003.06.09, 22:48
Ha! Ha! That’s great…
Posted by stacey 2003.06.11, 00:30
You are riding into Hell on a skateboard, buddy. That is awful!
Posted by allan 2003.06.11, 02:30
it is sort of morbidly funny, when you think about it.
Posted by dowingba 2003.06.11, 02:32
It’s even funnier if you don’t think about it.
Posted by Jeff 2003.06.12, 01:39
And if you have a 5 year old daughter, it’s not funny at all.
Posted by tran 2003.06.12, 16:23
“99 Luftballons” are not what they used to be… Sorry…
Posted by Kristen 2003.06.16, 18:06
I love Gorey. When I was a tyke, Mom was given Amphigorey as a gift. I pored over it for hours. How it shaped the way I think! To this day I dream of wearing a handkerchief hemmed dress with a long strang of beads and lurking behind a potted palm.
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