Friday, May 6, 2011

Hey, Hey, Hey, It's the Fifth of May (well, it was)

Try to imagine Fat Albert emerging from bariatric surgery. He looks good, still overweight but less roly-poly. You approach him to shake hands, to wish him well, and he opens his mouth to greet you. Does he sound like Fat Albert, the real Fat Albert, or has his voice changed with the reduced weight?

After that, you drive across town to a different hospital to visit Mush Mouth, who has just had his speech impediment corrected. It’s a bittersweet day for the animated disabled. Hey, hey, hey!

Happy belated Cinco De Mayo to everyone. It's a more significant date in United States history than many suspect, marking a Mexican victory over the French in 1862 (In the long run, Mexico lost the war). Had France prevailed, it might have impacted the outcome of the US Civil War, although at this point all we can do is speculate.

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