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Five
Questions for the Gray-Haired Pink Bunny Pez Dispenser top
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Gray-Haired
Pink Bunny Pez is hoppy to be here.
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Pezhead
Monthly: Gray-Haired Pink Bunny Pez,
thanks very much for joining us. Although you are
new to the Pez Easter set in 2009, to the untrained
eye you might look quite familiar. Would you care
to explain what sets you apart from the standard Pink
Bunny Pez dispenser that was released in 2004?
Gray-Haired
Pink Bunny Pez: Well, not to get this
interview started off on the wrong foot, but I'd like
to offer a small correction. No Pez dispenser should
ever be described as "standard." We are
all unique in our own ways and bring our own special
qualities to the table, or the shelf, or what have
you. But to answer your question, the main difference
is that I have gray hair and eyelids, whereas the
other Pink Bunny Pez has light purple hair and eyelids.
PM:
A small but distinct difference indeed. It must have
been a challenge for you being so otherwise similar
to the standard… I mean… first Pink Bunny.
Did you worry that people might pass you by, not seeing
you as a new dispenser, when in fact you are new this
year?
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GHPBH:
Nah, it didn't really upset me. The way I see it, people
snatch up Easter dispensers no matter how they look. I suppose
it's due to their ability to dispense fruity goodness to
kids of all ages. Plus, I have to tell you, the true Pezheads
make up for anyone else who would mistakenly pass me by.
I'm telling you, the collectors have a sharp eye for any
variations in dispensers when they find them at the store.
In fact, to some Pezheads, and not to toot my own horn,
variations are more sought after than traditional dispensers.
PM:
Very interesting. Why do you think this is, Gray-Haired
Pink Bunny Pez?
GHPBH:
Well, in some cases, ultra rare variations can fetch a handsome
amount of money. But I think most Pezheads just appreciate
all of the different ways that the same basic Pez dispenser
can be so different. The possibilities are almost endless.
They could have different colored stems, different face
colors, perhaps some eyelashes or feathers. The untrained
eye might not pick up on the differences, but the Pezhead's
eye does. And the cool part is that it's up to each Pezhead
to decide if they want to collect variations or not, either
across their whole collection or for specific pieces. When
my collector brought me home and I saw an entire shelf of
Batman Pez variations, I knew I was in good company.
PM:
Well that's certainly good to hear. Switching gears, sometimes
we forget that, while new Pez is always a good thing, new
Pez dispensers didn't ask for the life that they were given.
Not to bring the interview down, but out of curiosity, do
you have any complaints or objections?
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GHPBH:
No big ones. I guess my only beef is that I am unable
to hop around to all the houses and deliver Easter
candy to all the girls and boys. Well, technically,
I am unable to hop around at all. Unless of course
I fall off the shelf and hop around on the floor.
But that would be hopping beyond my control, and involuntary
hopping is never a good thing. And especially in that
case, it could end quite badly.
PM:
That's a good point, Gray-Haired Pink Bunny Pez. Finally,
does it bother you that although you are one of the
newest Pez dispensers released at time of this writing,
you already have gray hair?
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Gray-Haired
Pink Bunny Pez, right, is noticeably different than
the original version released 5 years ago.
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GHPBH:
Oh, heck no. Lots of people have gray or even white hair
and are not yet considered vintage, but in fact are in the
prime of their lives. President Obama is already going gray,
and he just took office 2 months ago! Plus, just look at
Anderson Cooper, Taylor Hicks, and Keanu Reeves in "Dracula."
Although to be fair, if Dracula had nearly scared me to
death, I would probably get white hair too. Which I suppose
would be another variation to collect! But in the end, it's
not the color of your hair, but what's inside that counts.
And inside of me, there is Pez candy. How can you go wrong
with that?
Pez
Poetry top
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Pez
Haiku # 90
Dear
US Congress:
In these tough times, how about
A Pezhead bailout?
The
Last Pez Left at Circuit City
I heard
the news, it was imposing:
Circuit City stores were closing.
What hell was this? What world so chronic?
And what a blow for electronics!
So I got up and took my wheels
Off to Big Red for some deals,
'Cause if it's goin' down in flames,
Perhaps I'd find some discount games.
But when I got there, I discovered
All the best deals since uncovered.
It was
down to the nitty gritty:
The last of the stock at Circuit City.
Up and
down those many aisles,
Nothing struck me as worthwhile:
Flash drives, phones, and tech for trucks,
Movies worth, perhaps, a buck.
Cords of one type or another,
CDs of the Jonas Brothers.
And what was worse, the discount tags
Were far from fair and quite a drag…
What joyless space, what madness sheer?
What reason for my journey here?
It was
the opposite of pretty,
That sad, pathetic Circuit City.
But
wait a sec… despair no more?
A candy aisle in this store?
I'd been here often in the past,
But never saw this aisle vast.
Instantly, a though arose:
Could it be? Should I suppose?
Among the Hersheys and the Skittles,
Would Pez be somewhere in the middle?
I slowly looked, and ascertained
That just a single Pez remained!
Leaving
you would be a pity,
The last Pez left at Circuit City.
It was
Emile from Ratatouille-
I jumped and shouted "Hooray and Wooee!"
But then it hit me, "Holy [censored],
I already had this dispenser!"
And long ago I made a vow
That doubles wouldn't be allowed.
And yet, I couldn't let it be,
When it had come so close to free
To the Pez I am devout,
So with Emile I did cash out.
You
cost about a dollar fitty:
The last Pez left at Circuit City.
I learned
a lesson on that day,
One that won't soon go away.
Amid the broken world we face,
Where everything can be replaced,
Where stores close down and hope seems lost
Where nothing seems quite worth its cost,
Perhaps there's something in the rubble,
Worth your time, yes, worth your trouble.
So put your boots on, face the mess,
For from the ashes may rise Pez.
To you
I dedicate this ditty:
The last Pez left at Circuit City.
Pez
Almost-Quote of the Month top
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"March
comes in like a Lion Pez dispenser and goes out like a
Lamb Pez dispenser."
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