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From the
'Ideas That Should Have Stayed Put'
Department
Many years ago, I actually gave my brothers their names in letters of this ilk (of course, this was before I got couth) ...and you probably thought it would be nice to have an artist in the family. Ask Tim or Kerry...either one will tell you how nice it is.
First of all, let me say that I kind of like this one. It came from a picture I once saw showing how a skunk actually did it (it sprays in the direction it's looking--for aim, I guess). Normal people likely saw a skunk spraying. I saw the perfect F.

But who would ever want this in their name?


Really? You would?
As you can probably tell, this idea not only didn't stay put in my brainlet or my sketchbook. This one was actually finished, made into a name and given to my niece as a gift (!) when she became a nurse. JENNIFER's a long name, and it's the final E, so maybe it doesn't get any notice (yeah, that's it). Jen probably flinches every time she comes across it in the back of her closet.

You don't want to know, but... In case you can't make it out, here's what is going on: The raccoon is getting an "irrigation" (now you know why hospital gowns close in the back), when this practical joker, a fellow patient, comes along and gives the water bag a good squeeze. The 'coon is just now getting the news.

Secret confession time: I really wish I could use this. For one thing, I think it's kinda funny. Plus, there's a caption already there...the perfect E word for what's going on. Oh well, one has to give way to good taste occasionally, I guess..... (sigh).
There just isn't any excuse for this...even though I kinda wish...never mind.
I don't think we need to spend a lot of time discussing why this one rates a place here, do we?
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Has anyone noticed a theme running through these... ideas?
Mercifully, none of these images can be enlarged, so stop clicking.