Sunday, February 13, 2005
Him Riddle Diddle
I was watching an episode of Powerpuff Girls yesterday with a title like entry's title truly. Don't dismiss the Powerpuffs as plastic laminate cutouts fluff cos the show's actually an excellent example of satire. A case in point:In the episode, the girls were anxious to safe their father from an enemy's evilest clutches. They sat for an exam. Blossom, obviously, was the one who completed the multiple completion test most effortlessly. Buttercup tried to copy Blossom's. While Bubbles looked perplexed for a while before she gained inspiration and began filling in the little circles enthusiastically.
Then came the results. Each sheet was sent through a scanner with a screen to determine the score. Buttercup got a 25. Blossom a 10 and lotsa Buttercup guffaws to boot. While Bubbles hit intergalatic effervescent superhero max with 1075. It turned out she coloured a flower on her sheet.
After a day of going against the clock, solving riddle after riddle. The girls managed to find their father. Apparently he was safe and all and the only catch in the wager between him and the evilest enemy was:
If the girls could solve everything correctly and reach him in time, he'd get the discount on the breakfast meal he just had.
lux at 1:23 pm