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Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:34 am
by indar
Doctor Doolittle
come quick! The pushmi-pullyu
tore itself apart!
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:16 am
by Dave
That brightened my day
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:11 pm
by Tracy Mitchell
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:05 pm
by Colm Roe
Would that not have been an even rarer beast...called the pullmi-pullmi?
Just splitting hares
Enjoyed.
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:08 pm
by indar
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:40 am
by binx
Love Dr. Dolittle. Still love Dr. Dolittle.
by George
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:44 am
by indar
Thanks George,
I have never read the book and barely remember the movie but I always was intrigued by the pushmi-pullyu and no, I don't mean "how does it poop?"
I looked it up while writing this haiku and see the animal was supposed to represent some kind of confusion. I was disappointed. I always thought it represented a kind of thesis/antithesis from which a truth is synthesized. Or opposing entities such as political parties pushing and pulling against each other until a well-litigated policy derives. That last is the probably closer to current situations.
So what do you get when a pushmi-pullyu tears apart? Two polar(ized) bears.
Re: Another Animal Extinct
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:51 pm
by binx
Rex Harrison a bit mis-cast, but I was young and didn't care.
by George