The story of Moon Pappy
Published by Becky S January 19th, 2005 in miscellaneous fluff
Guess who made the 2,000th comment on Good Grief!? None other than the infamous Moon Pappy. And why, you ask, is Moon Pappy called Moon Pappy?
Moon Pappy loves to work in the garden. He spends many hours planting, weeding, mulching, and composting and spends a lot of his extra money on trees and shrubbery. Moon Pappy’s pride and joy, however, is the back yard fish pond.
One day, my brother Dan S strolled into the yard, where Moon Pappy was diligently extracting fish carcasses from the pond’s filter. Moon Pappy has historically worn his pants slightly below the waist, but as he was bending over the pond on that fateful day, his outdoor work pants slipped down more than usual, crossing the boundaries of common decency.
Dan S promptly wrote an essay for his English class in which he speculated that the unexpected moon rise could have a deleterious effect on the fish pond tides*. The essay title was “Moon Pappy,” and legend has it that this masterpiece made its rounds in the teachers’ lounge of Warwick High School.
* There are no remaining copies of the “Moon Pappy” essay. But based on the title alone, don’t you think that Dan S should start a weblog?
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Does Moon Pappy get a prize for leaving the 2000th comment? Hmm?
Er, no. I wasn’t paying attention and didn’t realize there were 2000 comments until after it happened.
Moon Pappy did enter the license plate contest, though, so he could win a prize for that.
Though with suggestions like “BBB,” his chances aren’t looking too good (BBB is an acronym for “Becky Bird Brain”).
I thought I had the license plate contest locked up.
I think Moon Pappy was robbed!
Bird Brain…that’s funny.