Friday, January 19, 2007

Turkeys


These couch surfers are ready to flip the bird at any
competition in tomorrow's Pinewood Derby.

Dry lubed up and ready to roll.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, SNAP! When you were talking about this thing,
I thought it was something Jasper could actually RIDE in.

... ya Tease.

Laura said...

THAT would be a boxcar derby, I think.

So, we were gonna put a mudflap girl on the couch--reclining in all her 2-dimensional silver plastic glory. That was our plan.

Impropriety ruins everything.

Anonymous said...

Science has proven that nothing is swifter and more aerodynamic than Turkeys on a Couch.

Oh wait, I smell a movie here. "WHO, put these mothaflockin' turkeys on this mothafuckin' COUCH!!!"

Laura said...

teeheehee Cletus.

Aerodynamic schmaerodynamic...he came in first in the test heat, so phfffft!!!

And we used the boids because Mudflap Girl didn't weigh enough and I didn't have time to sew those lead-filled throw pillows.

Besides, WTF...TURKEYS on a COUCH???

Anonymous said...

Better than snakes on a plane (or so i hear).

Anonymous said...

I wasn't trashing your lovely race car. I think it's beautiful...not to mention extremely schmaerodynamic. Congrats on winning the test heat and good luck in the race itself. May the Schmorce be with you!

Anonymous said...

PS- I'm reminded of Gertrude Stein, who once wrote, "Turkeys on the couch...OUCH!!!"

Laura said...

OK, so no speed trophy--but he DID win the 'Funniest Car' trophy.

Whoo!!

Laura said...

Gertrude Stein did NOT write that!!!




(did she???)

Laura said...

I always thought it was 'Kitties in my mouth...mmmrrraooghhhh'.

Anonymous said...

Yes, that was from her "Ode To Alice B. Toklas."

Laura said...

'Odeur de Alice'






that kitty smells awful fishy to me

Old Man Crowder said...

"Dry lubed up and ready to roll"

Now THERE'S a line you don't hear everyday. That's why I keep coming back here.

I assume said turkey-mobile was part of a Kub Kar Rally (at least that's what they called it up here)? I loved that part of scouts.

Laura said...

Ah, so you've had experience with said blocks of wood??

They call it the Pinewood Derby down here.

Anybody else ever participate in one of these? Please...tell...

Old Man Crowder said...

Best car I ever had:

My dad and I hollowed out one end and put in a couple of fishing sinkers to add weight and then covered over the hole with plastic wood.

Looked like crap, but man that thing went down the track like shit through a goose.

Won the rally, but came in dead-last in the "style" category.

Laura said...

Stevie B. did the same thing with HIS car, 'cept it didn't help him one iota with winning.

No speed, no style.