Our quote yesterday feels like a Christmas story ending::
"Everybody will get their mittens"
The beloved Bernie Sanders' mittens have a manufacturer. 18,000 pairs have been requested so far.
And today we're looking ahead to a big day tomorrow. Which day would you say is more significant? World Play Your Ukulele Day? Groundhog Day? It has to be Groundhog Day!
You can scroll through countless quotes from the movie. I've chosen a few for today.
Phil Connors: Do you want to throw up here or in the car? Ralph: I think both.
Phil Connors: (to the groundhog) "Don't drive angry! Don't drive angry!"
Phil: "This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat. What a hype. Groundhog Day used to mean something in this town. They used to pull the hog out, and they used to eat it. You're hypocrites, all of you!"
Phil: “This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.”
“Phil: Do you ever have déjà vu, Mrs. Lancaster? Mrs. Lancaster: I don't think so, but I could check with the kitchen.”
I went and checked out Terra Lavanda Farm yesterday. It is nearby - only 15 minutes away. With COVID-19 it is closed, so I didn't get to take any pictures in the rows of lavender in full bloom. NEOB Lavender is in Niagara-on-the-Lake and it is open during this time, so I am hoping to get out later in the week. The reviews say great products, friendly staff, wonderful time. The reviews look genuine enough - that is, compared to the Hutzler 571 banana slicer. A CBC segment told me there were 6,000 reviews of this product. So I found an article on it to share with you - here's the introduction:
"Since 2011, Amazon reviewers have been leaving hilarious and sarcastic comments on this unnecessary Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. Five years later and the running joke is still going strong.
For whatever reason, people really love to hate on this $4 banana-shaped product — at the time of this post, it has nearly 5,600 Amazon reviews, the majority of which are comical or sarcastic.
There are even short stories and some poems written in the reviews:
"For decades I have been trying to come up with an ideal way to slice a banana. 'Use a knife!' they say. Well...my parole officer won't allow me to be around knives. 'Shoot it with a gun!' Background check...HELLO! I had to resort to carefully attempt to slice those bananas with my bare hands. 99.9% of the time, I would get so frustrated that I just ended up squishing the fruit in my hands and throwing it against the wall in anger. Then, after a fit of banana-induced rage, my parole officer introduced me to this kitchen marvel and my life was changed. No longer consumed by seething anger and animosity towards thick-skinned yellow fruit, I was able to concentrate on my love of theater and am writing a musical play about two lovers from rival gangs that just try to make it in the world. I think I'll call it South Side Story. "Banana slicer...thanks to you, I see greatness on the horizon."
Go straight to the Amazon product HERE. You can see the international reviews, then the reviews from Canada. Look for the Jake from State Farm story.
