Deb: What’s a liger? Napoleon Dynamite: It’s pretty much my favorite animal…

November 29, 2005 · Print This Article

So, if after seriously, like, HOURS of kicking it at the Walmart Eye Center, where you have been waiting all sorts of patiently (aw, who am I kidding, right?) for Rudesby McSpitsalot, the gum-snapping, busywalking Walmart Vision Care Specialist, whose nametag declares (falsely, might I add), “Hi! You Are Important To Me!”, an assertion you perhaps might have fallen for had it not been for the *snap* *snap* Oh No You DI’NT attitude thrown at you by the aforementioned VC Specialist McSpits, who for reasons unfathomable felt justified in freaking the hell out over the three whole seconds it took out of her busy, busy life to type your name into the computer and simply look up the elusive Tray Number for your youngest daughter’s new glasses, a number that– YES– you should have been able to supply her had you NOT forgotten your sales slip at home because it was a spur of the moment decision to brave the pre-Christmas crowds at Walmart that day, and did I mention that your name was already in the computer anyway?! because it totally was?!…

*phew* Hold on a sec, mm’kay? I have figuratively run out of breath. Must! Breathe! Oxygen!… Wait. Was that all one sentence? It was?! Mercy me! I do run on at the mouth, don’t I? Oh my goodness gracious!

Let me try again: So, if after all this wait-time, your nine-year-old son approaches you wearing the most hilarious pair of oversized, Napoleon Dynamite glasses– the type that went out of style even for your grandpa at least a decade ago, the kind that make you wonder how in the world they expect to unload these monstrosities even on an unsuspecting, eyewear-challenged population– and he says “Look! I’m Napoleon Dynamite!’ and then hands you a pair, would you throw caution to the wind– risking life, limb, devaluation of your street cred with the urban demo– and just friggin’ try those flippin’ SWEET suckers on for size?

Dynamite!

Like there was ever any doubt. Honestly.

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12 Responses to “Deb: What’s a liger? Napoleon Dynamite: It’s pretty much my favorite animal…”

  1. Circus Kelli on November 29th, 2005 10:13 am

    That is AWESOME. :)

  2. Ern on November 29th, 2005 11:09 am

    You are a super-cool mom.

  3. Charlotte in Pa on November 29th, 2005 11:09 am

    “It’s like a lion and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic.”

  4. LeafGirl77 on November 29th, 2005 11:24 am

    Liger…just makes me want to see that movie for a 4th time. Just have to persuade the honey bunch.

    How could anyone possibly resist those glasses?? I know I couldn’t.

    Great pic

  5. mrtl on November 29th, 2005 11:44 am

    I can’t believe they still sell those things.

  6. WILLIAM on November 29th, 2005 12:52 pm

    Awesome picture.

    McSpitsalot? Don’t they have the Mcspittle sandwich?

  7. kalki on November 29th, 2005 8:13 pm

    I looove you and your photo-snapping one-sentence-paragraphing self.

  8. Amy on November 29th, 2005 8:24 pm

    Oh Ye-ahw. Those are some great big glasses. You guys look fantastico.

  9. LadyBug on November 29th, 2005 10:54 pm

    That is just awesome, that you have fun with your kiddos like that.

    I’m thinking maybe I need to see Napoleon Dynamite.

    (Word Verification: yqiosc. Yeah, like I’m gonna get THAT one right on the first try.)

  10. Vajana on November 30th, 2005 10:29 pm

    ohmi GOSH those are cool glasses.

    Now go get yourself some tater tots and call it a day.

  11. Bente on December 1st, 2005 4:40 am

    I’ve yet to see this movie, but definitly plan too! This picture is so cute. I love your family!

  12. wordgirl on December 2nd, 2005 10:35 am

    Oh! The hideosity of those frames! It burneth my eyes!

    No really, slap some dark lenses in those frames and you’d have exact those ginormous sunglasses that Nicole Ritchie likes to wear. Really, awful!

    New blogger…come visit!

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