 OH, I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE TRASH!
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Apr. 24th, 2008 @ 12:13 pm 
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You may now begin admiring my new trashcans! Aren't they amazing! Also! They each came packed in not one but TWO enormous cardboard boxes, so those of you who have ever met a cat will know that Ned is losing his little cat mind with ecstasy too.
Since I've made such a big damn deal of this, I was planning to do a photo shoot of the trashcans puttering around my house last night - you know, laying in bed, watching TV, cooking us dinner - but I realized that all I really wanted to do was stare at them. They are so sleek and clean and fabulous! You could hump that hood!
My friend Nikki did try to talk me down off my ledge about the trashcans, by revealing to me that she possesses a magic trash can which opens automatically when she waves her hand in front of it. Or when she walks past it. Or whenever the dog is around. This sounds terrifying to me. She says that her children actually like throwing stuff away (mind control!) and that she has to contort herself whenever exiting or entering her kitchen to avoid opening (and upsetting) the trashcan (body control!). I don't know, Nikki. I were you, I'd drag it out back and shoot it. Just to be safe.
Anyway, the naming contest is now open. To help you differentiate between the two, the Receptacle on the left is a regular old giant trashcan inside there, while the Receptacle on the right conceals two square-shaped recycle bins. Oh my gosh I know! TRANSCENDANT!
(This hoop-la probably just makes you all think I am crazy, but if only you could see the cheap white plastic bastards I've been tolerating for the last five years, perhaps you would have some sympathy.)
I have just posted my fourth trash-related post in a row. Pulitzer, please. |
So you're suggesting their names should be "that's" and "it"?
(sighs loudly and prolongedly)
i love them! you should call them "trashy" and "recycle-y."
i've never had a grown up trash receptacle either, i look forward to using moving as an excuse to get rid of our cream colored mess of a dust bin. it's horrendous. why did we ever buy a cream colored trash can? bleck. everything in life should be stainless steel. (like all the other appliances in OUR NEW HOME!!!!! squeeeeee!)
OMG CONGRATS SERIOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So awesome. So excited for you. So excited to come trash the place attend your housewarming.
Naming contest!!!! Wheeeeeeee! How many entries do I get?!? Here's my first five:
| trash can |
recycle bin |
| Goofus |
Gallant |
| Mr Jive |
Dr Heckyll |
| Tanngrisnir |
Tanngnjostr |
| Oscar |
Felix |
| Ernie |
Bert |
Ooooo... goofus and gallant.... awesome. I think my fine trash receptacle may take umbrage at being the fuckup, is the only thing.
I completely love that you put this in a table. HTML skillz!
I too have a secret love of trashcans...our place is so small we don't have room for a trashcan. We use trashbags and hang them on doorknobs. It's the lowest of the low in trash management.
I'm not sure why but I want you to name your trashcans Kate & Leopold.
Ooo, I do like that, however, I probably can't use Kate as I have a very good friend named Kate and I think she may be offended by it. :)
Leopold, however, is fabulous. And very befitting his regal stature.
How 'bout Bin and Receptacle?
Trash Bin.........Recycling Bin
Shirley.............Manson
Deathstar.........Tardis
Emily...............Amy
Albus...............Severus
Tango..............Romeo
Emily and Amy... hee. I would get in a heap of fangirl trouble if I did that. :) Might be worth it though.
I think they're purty.
How about Mimi and Hermione...no wait!!!! Those are my cats' names.
Trash and Recycling:
Oscar and Grover
Oscar and Tony
Oscar and Grammy
Oscar and Winehouse
Regular and Diet
I have no clever names for your trashcans. I just want to know where those pirate duckies came from!
Haha, okay, I just was totally looking in my photo for evidence of pirate ducks. I win! You mean the icon though. Right, well sadly the ducks came about of a random google image search and I totally can't remember the search string. Woe!
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1. I happen to know that Oriental Trading sells pirate ducks. They also sell Luau ducks [I used to be the proud owner of 24 dozen of them]
2. I was really looking foward to the wacky adventures of your trashcans. I guess just looking at them will have to do.
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24 dozen luau ducks?! The mind thrills. I must know what you did with them and why you USED to be the owner of them. Did they migrate to warmer climes?
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April 24th, 2008 11:12 pm (UTC) |
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Pffft! I thought the pirate ducks were something you actually had - I was thinking, "Hey, those would make a great gift!" That's okay though, your blog is entertaining enough that I can forgive the non-ownership of said ducks. Now back to the trash cans... I'm formally voting for Goofus and Gallant. Brilliant idea!
You just wish you had a magic trashcan!
Or maybe thats the magic trashcan speaking?
You should call one of them 'Midden', thats the term archaeologists use for excavated trash heaps. I think it has a nice ring to it.
Or....one could be called Filch and one Mrs.Norris.
Or....one Argus and the other Filch.
I'm throwing in my vote for Filch and Mrs. Norris.
Can I withdraw my vote for Goofus and Gallant and go with Filch and Mrs. Norris? P.S. I still want pirate ducks.
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