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Stop What You’re Doin’, Cuz I’m About to Ruin, the Image and the Style That You’re Used To

Feb 20th, 2009
by Margaret.

I was wearing my mermaid costume, working out to a Richard Simmons Swingin’ It Thru the 70′s exercise video with the front door wide open, when the mailman finally arrived. He had a package whose delivery was initiated by the man who lives in my house. Woo-hoo! A surprise gift!

Mook - Mook!

Can I get a holla! or a Mook-Mook! from all you Pingu fans out there?

What?! You don’t know who Pingu is? Why, he’s only the European Spongebob of penguins.

By the way, that little exclamation I exclaimed earlier? The “what” with the “?!” afterwards? Did you know that particular character set is known as an “interrobang”?

Boy, I’m just full of useful information today, but I’m getting off topic. I meant to keep on with my Pingu sweatshirt, which is white. Which is bad. I am unable to avoid immediately ruining any new white attire. They are coffee and spaghetti magnets. 

I bought a new white T-shirt for my trip to Hawaii recently. First day out? I spilled coffee on it. And I spilled it in an area that might mislead or otherwise indicate that I lactate oddly.

Our recent return from Maui to the cold, rainy weather here in Sacramento had me bundling up in my new white Pingu sweatshirt, although the instant I donned it, I got this powerful craving for spaghetti, and I have no idea why.

I can’t go one hour without wearing white and spilling something on it, whereas penguins keep their tuxedo shirts tidy after gorging on fish all day. Of course, the ocean IS their washing machine.

Hey, you know what? The more I think about my spillage issues, the more I think I just pour food on myself every day, regardless of the color of my clothing. I couldn’t even make it through this blog without dribbling coffee down the front of my shirt. I’m not kidding. See?

The view from my perspective
(The view from my perspective.)

I had to grab my camera fast because it was quickly sinking in and since it wasn’t my new white Pingu hoodie, I was afraid of losing the shot. Luckily, it spread into a wet spot before disappearing completely.

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So where does an adult woman surreptitiously purchase a sippy cup? And do they deliver in a brown unmarked bag? Because I don’t want my mailman thinking I’m strange or anything.

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A small sample of Pingu.

This video can also be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/v/69vO9ScXLV4&hl=en&fs=1

Click on this link for The Official Pingu YouTube Channel.

Goat Thing of the Day

Soggy Doggy Bloggy recently showed me a video of goats who ride horses:

Click on this link if video is not working:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P6CFh0LpzE

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  • vodkamom

    That’s just not right.

  • http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com Susan

    I have the exact same problem with white clothing…except my white clothing ends up with Coca-cola and chocolate stains! Thank goodness for Clorox!
    Since you are all about everything “goats”, wanted to make sure you had heard about this store in the north Georgia mountains…here’s their website, just in case you haven’t heard about them, yet. http://www.tigergoats.com/

  • http://www.flhomeblog.blogspot.com Natalie

    Awesome! Totally brings back memories of eating ice cream out of a plastic Pingu head!

  • http://annonandon.blogspot.com Ann

    Love the video…that is one patient horse. Animals are too cool.

  • http://www.damnyankeevermont.blogspot.com Betts

    Let me be your savior. You need to get a Clorox bleach pen. You can apply gel like bleach only to spots on white fabric which is great if you don’t want to bleach the whole garment. It works great on cleaning grungy grout, too.

  • http://oikology101.blogspot.com Carrie

    Pingu is on Sprout sometimes, which is the only channel that I put on for the Midget. Sorry if I offend, but I HATE Pingu! It’s so annoying!
    And I’m a massive spill magnet. Although, it’s only because I have a shelf under my chin, ifyouknowwhatimean…

  • http://myliferequiresalcohol.blogspot.com/ Hoodchick

    I think that goat needs some spurs, giddy-up obviously isn’t gettin’ it done.
    Pay a hippy to tie-dye your sweatshirt, that way the stains will blend in.

  • http://irishgumbo.blogspot.com Irish Gumbo

    “Mook-Mook!” hollaback atcha!
    My daughter went through a Pingu phase last year, so I’m on it!
    And yours is the 2nd blog today I’ve seen that has quoted the Humpty Dance. All hail Shock G!
    (Thanks to Braja for leading me here, nice to meet you! Peace, Irish Gumbo)

  • http://blognut-moremindlessrambling.blogspot.com/ Blognut

    Adult sippy cups can be found at Starbucks disguised as travel mugs.
    Love the pingu shirt, but I have to admit I’ve never heard of him before this moment. So… I learned something here today. Not sure if it will take me anywhere in life, but still, it is new knowledge and that has to be a good thing. Right?

  • http://www.dr-wifey.blogspot.com dr. wifey

    the goat video is hilarious! you should see my clothes – i am always spilling acid on them. i’m bringing the acid-wash jeans look back!

  • http://texaswordtangle.blogspot.com Rhea

    I’d never heard of Pingu. Interesting.
    I’m a spill magnet also. It’s pathetic. And my large rack catches it all. Embarrassing.
    I think we need to revive sippy cups for adults, totally.

  • http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/ ZenMom

    Oh man, I have the same problem with white clothes. Oh, hell, let’s be honest, with any clothes.
    I excel at spillage.
    In college, my two best friends, with whom I often consumed copious amounts of wine, bought a little plastic cup, put my initials on it, and designated it my “sippy cup”. True story. :)

  • http://ravingsofamadhousewife.blogspot.com Jaci

    I spilled Listerine on my sweater this morning, wiped it off and said, “Oh, what the hell. I’ll be alone in my office all day. Who cares?”
    So I probably smelled an antiseptic-y and old-man denture soak-ish.
    Hawt.

  • http://www.dennisandleslie.blogspot.com Leslie

    Why don’t you just wear a bib???? Oh, and don’t forget to take a picture of yourself wearing it for us, m’kay?

  • http://www.alopecianmuse.com Angela

    My grand daughter is mesmerized by Pingu! Maybe that’s what she’s been speaking all this time…Pinguise.
    I spill stuff all the time on my white shirts, and my whole family MUST spill something on me at least once a day.
    I need a rain coat.

  • http://www.swirlgirlspearls.blogspot.com swirl girl

    white, black, blue, red, pink, brown – it doesn’t matter what I am wearing…everything is a stain magnnet.

  • http://www.janssushibar.com Jan

    And here, I thought I was alone all these years. I do not have ONE article of clothing that does not have some sort of food stain on it. You have no idea how comforting it is to know I’m not the only one.
    We need to form a support group, y’all. Or maybe a 12-Step Program? I’ll start:
    Hello, my name is Jan and I have a dribble glass for a chin. I’m hear to bear witness that I’m ready to let go, and let Gouda.

  • http://serenitynow006.blogspot.com/ Jen W

    I’m pretty good in the spillage department these days but years ago when I was pregnant, I would constantly spill things on my huge belly. By the end of the day, I looked like a tye dye basketball.
    My kids enjoy Pingu- Mook mook!

  • http://nonamedufus.blogspot.com/ nonamedufus

    Tag, you’re it!

  • http://www.viewfromthecloud.com Jeff

    Never heard of it… but I’d wear the sweet hoodie anyway.

  • http://www.blondetexancutie.blogspot.com Bobbi

    What an odd little Pingu cartoon. I’ve never heard of that one before.
    I spill things on myself no matter what color I’m wearing. Even if it’s black, then that means vanilla ice cream got spilled.

  • http://onhistermsnow.blogspot.com Alison

    You have such a fun and interesting blog! :) Glad I came across it!
    Have a great Friday!

  • http://janefay.blogspot.com/ jane!

    NG- Adult sippy cups are everywhere! Usually disguised as reusable water bottles or commuter coffee cups, depending on if you need a warm sippy or a cold sippy. I can’t think of how much extra laundry they’ve saved me.

  • http://www.lifejustkeepsgettingweirder.blogspot.com Anna Lefler

    There’s no third child in our future, but if there were, he/she would be named “Interrobang.”
    Fo’ shizzle.
    (Welcome back to the mainland…now get to work on a novel or something. Wiki-wiki!)
    XO
    P.S. Who do I have to blow to get HaloScan to remember me? Geez!

  • http://www.theobnoxioussahm.blogspot.com Donna

    OMG HOW funny Pingu is! I LOVE your blog and I am your newest follower!

  • http://midlifebloggers.com ByJane

    I’ve got a cow catcher right in the middle of my middle. It’s catches all the cows and drips and spills and other suchlike….

  • http://gladysspeaks.blogspot.com/ Gladys

    See that is why I drink my wine out of a sippy cup. Otherwise it ends up on my cute sweatshirts.
    Love Pengu

  • http://www.fracturedtoy.blogspot.com mannequin

    Oh… I remember Pingu. He is one tres cool penguin.
    It does seem rather strange that food be attracted to white. I think this is a gravitational pull or somethin’ scientific.

  • http://fragrantliar.blogspot.com Fragrant Liar

    Don’t be afraid. You are not alone. Millions of America suffer from the same affliction you do. So go for it, be proud, get that sippy cup, young woman. Be strong and stain-free.

  • http://crib-notes.blogspot.com Breathe

    At least you’ve got something to catch spillage. Mine goes straight to the lap. No “speed bumps” here.
    Just get a sippy cup. They make really cute ones. Or straws. Those are fun.
    I don’t dare click on the video. I have too many addictions.
    Like NGIP. For one. :D

  • http://www.fourchooks.com Jenny

    I love Pingu too!
    I used to have a great excuse to watch it when my kids were smaller.
    Have you seen “Kipper” – another favourite.
    I am the same with white.
    I mess it up immediately.

  • http://www.midlifeandbeyond.blogspot.com Midlife Mama

    *sigh* Sadly, I cannot seem to eat without spillage of some kind. And white??? Fugeddaboutit. White is a food magnet; no matter what.

  • http:///www.mammatalk.blogspot.com Michele

    Pingu fans here! I had to bring my daughter to the computer for a peek!

  • http://www.muse-swings.blogspot.com Muse Swings

    Spillage? The Mister owns ties that I can make soup out of. I carry one of those clorox pens pens things around in my purse. It’s like taking an umbrella – it won’t rain and I don’t douse myself with the soup du jour

  • http://wordsofwisdomfromasmartmouthbroad.blogspot.com Smart Mouth Broad

    Oh now I know. I thought it was the goat connection but now I know that it’s the spillage. Yep, we are sisters separated at birth for sure. The odds of me spilling and staining an item of clothing (usually in the shelf area) are increased 10 fold by how hard it would be to replace said item. Grrr.

  • http://http//www.ordinaryartblog.com conversemomma

    Pingu, huh? The things I learn on the internet

  • http://www.TwentyFourAtHeart.com Twenty Four At Heart

    Can you eat spaghetti out of a sippy cup?

  • http://www.theamericanhomemaker.blogspot.com The American Homemaker

    Your motor oil comment on my blog cracked me up :)
    I have a daughter who’s obsessed with penguins. I’ll have to show her the clip. She’ll get a kick out of it.

  • http://this-istheyear.blogspot.com/ Xazmin

    Cute video. Also – I myself have a major issue with spilling! Maybe we should start a support group or something? Your blog title cracks me up.

  • http://blissfulblunders.blogspot.com Blissful Babe

    Yeah. So.
    Ok.
    There is something definitely wrong with you.
    xoxo

  • http://circlingmyhead.blogspot.com Renee Khan

    you know how I always come here because you make me laugh my head off. well even your finger and the nooo for popcorn makes me laugh outloud.
    thank you madam.
    xooxo

  • http://blogtations.net/ Musing

    Aw, poor Pingu. Little penguins that toot in the bath water can be so annoying.

  • http://whisperingwriter.blogspot.com/ Amber

    Hah, don’t feel bad, I spill stuff all the time. My husband is baffled that I can still spill my water glass. He’s all, “Um, I thought people stopped doing that sort of thing when they passed the age of 10.” Apparently not.

  • http://wherehotcomestodie.blogspot.com Suzy

    I have issues with all laundry and cannot be left alone with bleach, fabric sofeteners and all the rest of it. And since my hands are currently useless, you might not want to watch me eat. Although it is funny and I always look scared.

  • http://WWW.SMARTASSMOM.COM TRACI

    I have to tell you the truth, I didn’t read this post. I had to skip right down to the comment section to tell you-
    ‘HI!!’ we might have shared a brain at some point. Because MY comment box says ‘Stop what your doin’, cuz I am about to ruin and leave your email enabled’.
    Seriously.
    Now I will go back a read this.

  • http://nikkicrumpet.blogspot.com Nikkicrumpet

    It doesn’t matter what color I wear…if I’m eating it..I’m wearing it. It’s so sad that at 48 I still can’t feed myself! I’m glad to know I’m in good company!

  • http://WWW.SMARTASSMOM.COM TRACI

    AH! Pingu?! He was the comic strip we studied in French class. I always found it funny a little Penguin speaking french, until I was flying Air France and low and behold! Pingu! Right there on the inflight teley. Crazy stuff I tell ya.

  • http://bernthis.typepad.com Jessica Bern

    I swear my ex husband used to eat with his clothes.

  • http://www.mellisapinckney.blogspot.com Mellisa

    Moot Moot! I love me some Pingu and I double love your sweatshirt!
    My husband refuses to buy me white clothing…each time I find a awesome white article of clothing he likes to remind me that I’m unable to wear white due to the fact that I pretty much throw my food on anything white.
    I just found your blog and I’m loving it!! Thank goodness for SITS!!!

  • http://inthetreetop.blogspot.com/ Brenda

    How cool! No, not the penquin, though it’s really cute. No, not the goat riding the horse, though that’s…odd. Your spillage issues are cool! Why? Because I am no longer alone. I swear I cannot keep a shirt non-stained. I’m finally down to putting a “good” shirt on JUST before I go out the door, then switching it for a stained one the SECOND I walk back in the door. It sort of works–at least so far. I think I need a body sized bib!

  • http://www.whymomdrinksrum.net Why Mom Drinks Rum

    Happy SITS day!
    LOL, I LOVE it when different species play together.

  • http://blickykitty.blogspot.com/ Blicky Kitty

    I LOVE Pingu.
    Has your mermaid costume escaped the same fate?

  • http://bigshoes.today.com violetteb

    We are Pingu fans…I can hear the music now.
    I usually want to have spaghetti everytime my husband wears white. I don’t know why…

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