Unicorn sighting: Rome
While I’d ordinary leave unicorn sightings to the Harry Potter contingent (no offense to you, Harry Potter contingent), something about the idea of an Italian deer unicorn provides all sorts of extra opportunities for snarkiness:
(photo appropriated sans permission from newsvine.com.)
Sadly, unlike another recently discovered abnormality, this mono-antlered Roe Deer cleverly named “Unicorn” (hey, maybe it’s clever before being translated from Italian to English) has been determined to be not a manifestation of divine providence, but a garden variety genetic flaw/birth defect. So, rather than a magical improvement on the quality of healthcare worldwide, speculators anticipate Uni’s legacy primarily being remembered by the Italian-crafted shoe buyers of the world.
September 14, 2008 at 8:03 am
i like unicorns
they like corn
September 14, 2008 at 8:03 am
i too like unicorns
but i hear they prefer cream tea biscuits
September 14, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Wow. Together, and with a little editorial intervention, you two could be the Lenin & McCartney of the blog haiku circuit:
I like unicorns
They like corn; I, too, like corn
Also, tea biscuits
Yep. I think you’ve got a good thing going, Loo and Barb.
September 15, 2008 at 8:49 pm
the Lenin & McCartney of the blog haiku circuit
Surely you mean Lenin and Marx?
Googling “Lenin Marx Haiku” turned up this gem:
The pain in my ass…..
Why do I talk to these dense
Libertarians?
Most days I feel that way myself!
September 15, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Not really sure what that had to do with Unicorns, though.