Thursday, July 30, 2009

Muppets and Cartoons

In case you didn't know, the world is divided into Muppets and Cartoons. Everybody is either one of the other, and neither is better than the other. There are a few criteria that I use to characterize one as either a muppet or a cartoon:

Muppets:
-May have curly hair, but not always.
-Generally have muppet-like default expressions on their faces, and rounder faces
-Can be pictured to be made of felt

Cartoons
-Usually have sharper features
-More often than not, have straight hair
-Can be pictured in a comic strip, or animated series.

Let's categorize some famous people:

Drew Barrymore-- muppet
President Obama & his wife--muppets
Adam Sandler--(surprisingly) cartoon
Bruce Willis--muppet
Meg Ryan--muppet who is trying to look like a cartoon, but I know the truth!
Princess Diana--R.I.P., muppet
Miley Cyrus--cartoon

More categorization stories to follow...

2 comments:

  1. I recently met a very interesting cartoon: He's a self-proclaimed blue-collar, Irish mafia chap from Boston, who can talk about anything to anyone. Exceptionally likeable, honest--maybe too honest at times--and offended by my assessment of him as a frat boy. Sorry, man! It only has to make sense to me. He's definitely a cartoon, with big blue eyes that are almost too pretty for a boy, and a quick-to-appear smile. In fact, his entire life is belongs in a comic strip. He may even be a super hero.

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  2. I saw a brilliant cartoon yesterday in the French Quarter outside of Cafe du Monde: It's the ballon man. There he was, his red baseball cap topped off with one of his own creations-- a candy-cane hat that stood about 4 feet high--choosing his patrons with an intuitive twinkle in his dark, hollowed eyes. He reminded me of a character out of Dr. Suess. His thin build was emphasized by his baggy jeans. His hands and arms were looked surprisingly strong, suggesting a past of dedicated labor next to the bicycle horn attached to his satchel, and the colorful rubber of uninflated baloons peeking out of the top.

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