Gooble Gobble, One Of Us.

[The Pope replied, "We shall see about that Thomas Kelly, we shall see. Gooble Gobble.]



What do the beleaguered Tom Kelly of the NYC MTA and Pope Benedict of Rome have in common?


Probably nothing. I just thought the pictures were funny. LOL

I know ... I know ... Annie promised a week just chockful of Holiday Fare. However, too much sugar is not healthy!

SO! Read on and we may find that in 2006, certain public officials become the recipients of a strange chant formulated in 1932, transforming them into permanent receptacles of the Holiday Spirit. The chant goes like this: "We Accept You, One Of Us. Gooble Gobble." We can hope!!

A little background that led to my odd notion:

Whilst perusing the Holiday Film Fare for offerings suitable for children, Annie found A Ringer. There's a new film appearing at a Theater Near You! It's called "The Ringers." The title reminded Annie of our December 14th blog post regarding "Bell Ringers and Lamp Lighters"


The plot summary:

"This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as a contestant in the games, hoping to dethrone reigning champion, Jimmy. Mentally-challenged high jinks and hilarity surely follow."

Annie is uncertain if the reviewer meant that the high jinks or the characters are mentally challenged.

From The Reviews:

....the movie is surprisingly sweet and funny whenever Steve is hanging out with his fellow Special Olympics players, including Jed Rees as gregarious Glen and Bill Chott as talkative Thomas. Avalos' ever-cheerful Stavi is also a treat, especially when he's selling the bright side of having three fewer fingers.

The movie recently won an enthusiastic endorsement from the Special Olympics and the National Association for Down Syndrome, and no wonder. The script by Ricky Blitt (from television's wonderfully irreverent "Family Guy") saves its mockery for people whose disabilities are mostly moral.

No small achievement for a film of such um, caliber to receive endorsement from prominent disability organizations.

"The Ringers" was oddly compared to an old cult "horror" film from 1932 called "Freaks." I can sort of grasp the comparison. That of those who are viewed as "different" "disabled" "freaks" are in actuality those who generally take the high road on the way to Impeccable Morals.

This was one of Annie's favorite freaky cult films. The plot is a little convoluted and the setting is a circus - featuring an assortment of sideshow "freak" type individuals. Featured are: The "Pinhead" twins [known today as having a condition called microcephaly] Joseph/Josephine, a tormented hermaphrodite, a dwarf named "Hans" who is character central, and assorted other unusual ... well, freaks! Hercules the Strong Man and a beautiful "normal" female siren high wire walker called "Cleopatra" plot to swindle the dwarf. Cleo marries Hans and begins to poision him. The other freaks discover the plot and perform a little ritual on Cleopatra. Their chant during these strange little rituals is " One of Us, Gooble Gobble." Maybe this could be titled "Revenge Of The Holiday Turkeys!" Well, Cleo undergoes a bizarre transformation. I won't give away the result. However, the beginning of the film starts us out, in retrospective, with the sideshow carny barker telling us the story of "The Feathered Hen" who is remarkably humanoid. :o)


"Freaks: We accept you, one of us! Gooble Gobble!"



Happy Freaking Holidays!