Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Friday, December 5, 2008

Pigglemania

What emotions do you feel when you see this picture?

I know a little girl who if she saw this, her heart would skip a beat, she would let out a high pitch squeal, and she'd point and stare at it, as though she'd just struck gold. She would fall into a deep trance of unfathomable joy.

This is Iggle Piggle, from the strange, surreal, and inherently evil children's program, In The Night Garden.

Young parents will know the strangle-hold this show has on our children. This so-called Iggle Piggle and his accomplices, Makka Pakka and Upsy Daisy somehow tap into a child's mind in a manner akin to hysteria. This is the scourge of Generation Z, the poisoning cancer of a new wave of impressionable minds.

I have formed a committee to fight this disease. Fight we must, for the love of our children. The first committee meeting will be next Tuesday night at the old mill.

Bring your pitch forks.

8 comments:

Pedro said...

I don't know about you cobbs but put an angry expression on his face and that is the stuff of nightmares a plenty from my younger days....eeek.

Anonymous said...

I agree. Evil AND creepy...

AY

Giraffe Pen said...

Definately spawn-of-Satan stuff. How the evil one likes to masquerade as an angel of light, like Santa Claus. (And just on Santa, isn't it interesting that he didn't spell his name Claws?)

Ben McLaughlin said...

The lack of eyebrows adds to the lobotomised feeling of it all. Demonic.

And Hayden, interesting too that he spelt it Santa rather than Satan..

Pedro said...

Maybe you guys should invest in some pitchforks...

Anonymous said...

I don't recognize your creepy character but it reminds me of how Barney, the purple dinosaur, mesmerized my children! I got them back though...good thing!

Giraffe Pen said...

Ben, that's a very fair point you make! Satan Claws :P I like it :)

Ben McLaughlin said...

oh yeah, Chris, that Barney was like the pied piper..