Snoozles™
It's SNOOZLE TIME! Four out of five dentists recommend Snoozles for their patients who look at blogs on Sunday. This first one is from December, 1973, and is (of course) from the Enchanted Tiki Room. This is José, one of the four hosts of the attraction, and the first to "wake up". The photo isn't terrible, just a bit on the dark side, like Darth Vader (only with more feathers).
Next is this photo from July, 1961, taken through the porthole of a genuine new-kew-lar submarine. We're in a beautiful sunlit coral reef full of life. Sharks, octopi, sea stars (my niece would correct me if I called them "star fish"), various fish, and best of all, KELP. Nature's candy!
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Major-
"... and best of all, KELP. Nature's candy!"
I always thought grapes are considered 'nature's candy'. But then, what do I know-??
Thanks, Major.
Soooo, if we pulled the feathers off José he would look like Darth Vader? Who knew!? (José seems kinda small for Darth Vader; not very imposing or scary. Although he does have that nasty vise-like beak.) Like you said, not a bad picture, just not very exciting.
They'll always be starfish to me. Sea stars didn't exist until sometime in the 1990s; until then, they were called starfish. Just like Brontosaurus became Apatosaurus. TRE! But all of that is beside the point because THERE AREN'T ANY STARFISH IN THIS PHOTO! At least, I couldn't find any. This picture is kind of busy. We've got the giant clam, but everything else is indistinct and nondescript. Still, photos from inside the Subs are somewhat rare, so there's that.
Not bad Snoozles, just kind of bland. Needs more cowbell! Thanks, Major.
I was channel surfing past "Entertainment Tonight" the other day, and they were showing Katy Perry suspended over her audience, in a giant ring similar to José's. I bet that's where she got the idea to do that.
How do we know that Darth Vader has less feathers? Have we ever seen him without his suit?
Sea Stars? Naw, I'll still say starfish (just don't tell your niece- I don't want trouble!)
JB, at first I thought I saw some, but they turned out to be animin...animum...animiniminiminiiiis. Yeah, that's it!
Nanook, don’t you remember the Welch’s Kelp Juice Bar over in Fantasyland?
JB, José and Darth are more alike than you might think. They both breathe with the assistance of machinery. And I’m pretty sure José was voiced by James Earl Jones, too.
The name Brontosaurus is back in use as a subspecies of Apatosaurus, although the argument is rather academic at this point. Recent studies suggest they didn’t answer to either.
Stu, don’t hurt yourself, kid.
(That was Chuck in the previous comment, too.)
Hate to throw a wet rag on the light bulb here, but that is not Jose. It's Fritz.
"Mien goodness, you're all schtaring at us - we better start the show rrrolling."
Ken, thanks for Thurling that wet rag and setting us straight. The rest of us were laboring under a Boagus identification of that bird.
I love all the birds in the Tiki Room equally and I’m glad they still retain their distinctive accents. Nothing like a little MSG with your tropical drinks.
I also love photos through the sub windows, especially ones with giant tridacna clams. That one would make a lot of chowder!
Thanks Major!
JG
Nanook, are you telling me you would reach for a grape before reaching for a hunk of kelp when you are in the mood for candy??
JB, in case you didn’t know, I have pulled the feathers off of parrots, and yes, they do look exactly like Darth Vader. Where do you think George Lucas got the idea?? It’s amazing how a pushy kid will make you jumpy about things like “star fish”, that’s all I’m going to say. And I didn’t say they were in that picture, I said those critters were in the reef!
TokyoMagic!, Katy Perry is a great astronaut, scientist, wine expert, and scholar, so there is no telling what she has inspired.
Stu29573, we saw that quick scene where Vader’s helmet is being stuck on (with Elmer’s glue), and I didn’t see any feathers, but perhaps he has them on the rest of his body. I’ll type in “Vader”, “feathers”, “nude” into Google to see what comes up!
Anonymous, I like that crisp iodine *zing* that you get with kelp juice, you sure don’t get that from grapes. In fact I hate grapes and wish that they would be illegal! Something tells me I won’t have to wait long. “Jose and Darth”, and you listening, Disney+?? I was mostly upset about the loss of the name “Brontosaurus” because I could no longer enjoy a Bronto Burger. I could eat them, I just couldn’t enjoy them.
Chuck, how do we KNOW that was you?
K. Martinez, I could never tell those two apart, to be honest.
Chuck, I wish they threw wet rags at the guests in the Tiki Room.
JG, I am offended by the various accents and think that they should use that Stephen Hawking voice synthesizer for the attraction. “Giant Tridacna”, are you listening, Disney+?
Chuck, [José, his feathers ruffled to make him look bigger and more menacing], "Luke... I AM your father!"
"Recent studies suggest they didn’t answer to either." Sooo, Brontosauruseses are like cats?
Major, I think I'll refrain from asking why you pull the feathers off of parrots. Like Linus said, "I don't want to know!"
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