I suspect that humans are the only species to dress their own young as the young of predatory species.
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An explanation of The Joy Division Litmus Test
Although it may now be lost in the mysts of thyme, the poll below is still relevant to this blog. In the winter of 2008, Mele and I went to live in Queensland. In order to survive, I bluffed my way into a job at a Coffee Club.
It was quite a reasonable place to work: the hours were regular, the staff were quite nice, it wasn't particularly taxing on my brain.
There were a few downsides: In the six weeks or so that I worked there, there was about a 90% staff turnover (contributed to by my leaving). This wasn't seen as a result of the low pay, the laughability of staff prices or the practice of not distributing tips to staff, rather it was blamed on the lack of work ethic among Bribie Island's youth.
However, one of the stranger aspects of the cultural isolation that touched our lives during our time "up there" was the fact that nobody at my work had heard of the band Joy Division.
The full explanation is available here.
But please, interact a little further and vote in my ongoing poll. The results are slowly mounting up, proving one thing: people read this blog are more well-informed about Joy Division than anyone who works at the Coffee Club on Bribie Island.
It was quite a reasonable place to work: the hours were regular, the staff were quite nice, it wasn't particularly taxing on my brain.
There were a few downsides: In the six weeks or so that I worked there, there was about a 90% staff turnover (contributed to by my leaving). This wasn't seen as a result of the low pay, the laughability of staff prices or the practice of not distributing tips to staff, rather it was blamed on the lack of work ethic among Bribie Island's youth.
However, one of the stranger aspects of the cultural isolation that touched our lives during our time "up there" was the fact that nobody at my work had heard of the band Joy Division.
The full explanation is available here.
But please, interact a little further and vote in my ongoing poll. The results are slowly mounting up, proving one thing: people read this blog are more well-informed about Joy Division than anyone who works at the Coffee Club on Bribie Island.
I believe this tradition relates to the gogs period, where baby bears were skinned to provide an insulatory layer for the little screaming gogs.
ReplyDeleteCanadian's still follow the more traditional gog approach when it comes to murdering, I'm sorry, culling young seals with clubs.
Please tell me that outfit was a gift and not something you purchased yourselves
ReplyDeleteShippy - Who were probably screaming because mumma bear was coming to claim back the hides of her young.
ReplyDeleteKath - I think we've actually managed to escape spending any money on any possessions for the child! But, that said, everything does have ears on it.
that funky finds shop near the market (though I think it has closed?) used to do a good line in hats with antannae too
ReplyDeletesooooo cute
I think it's going against the spirit of "single sentence september" to add a picture. After all, they are worth 1000 words. Even though in this case that just consists of the non-word "awwwww" repeated 1000 times.
ReplyDelete3rd Cat - I think a funky costume shop still lives on, but thank you for the insight into the future headgear needs of my own son.
ReplyDeleteDan - Good thing you don't make the rules. Ya-ha!
A picture makes a thousand words, but there isn't a full stop anywhere.
ReplyDeleteHe was so leeetle in that picture! But hey, he's so much cuter now,even though every recent picture captures viscous, glucose-like drool dangling from his lip...
ReplyDeleteHa Ha. Humans are the only species to dress their young at all.
ReplyDeleteHe's gorgeous.
Nice one River.
ReplyDeleteHuman's the only one's that don't migrate or live in places acceptable to their butt nakedness.
Shippy - Unless you count the little button nose!
ReplyDeleteMele - I'm considering a post on the various industrial applications of CSDF Drool.
River - I KNOW!!! THANK YOU!!
Shippy - Not unless you count my house.