26 Oct

A tribute to … POPPLES!

Posted by Allison | Squirrel Thoughts in Squirrels/bunnies/mascots.

Hey, remember Popples? Of course you do, because they totally KICKED. ASS.

In case you missed out on the greatest toy fad of the ’80s, Popples were these magical teddy bear/bunny/pompom/clown crossover stuffed animals with sweet pouches they could roll up into.

The concept behind Popples was quite simple: You pop it in. You pop it out. Pop, pop, Popples! Giggles ensued. They could also keep some pretty neat shit in those pouches.

There were several varieties of Popples, such as:

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Standard Popple

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Baby Popple

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Sporty Popple

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Popples in a Boot

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French Popples

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Pompous Popples

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Edible Popple

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Card Catalog Popple

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Pervert Popples

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Drunk Off Their Asses on a Merry-Go-Round Popples

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Hippie Stoned Out of His Mind on a Bean Bag Popple

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Popples enjoying the annual Popple Convention

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And of course, the Original Popple

20 Oct

RAPTURE UPDATE: Jesus is here!

Posted by Allison | Squirrel Thoughts in Other.

And he really just wants us to have some sweet iPhone apps.

Jesus: the Steve Jobs of his generation?

18 Oct

Why my getting devoured by a bear is imminent

Posted by Allison | Squirrel Thoughts in Other.

Seeing how bears are invading Missoula from all sides (or, humans are increasingly encroaching on bears’ habitat, depending on how you want to look at it), it’s now only a matter of when, not if.

Case in point:

Black bear tries to come inside Missoula airport

How to fend off black bear (Though I still think this is a hoax. Seriously, who runs in jeans?)

Grizzly bears moving out of high country, into town

Huson woman fends off attacking bear with zucchini

Chicken coops around western Montana attracting more bears to town

Bear safely removed from downtown Missoula

Brutus the grizzly bear learns to swim in city pool (OK, this was in Helena, not Missoula, but it only indicates that no one is safe, anywhere. Not even at our childhood havens.)

And of course, the always-classic “Bear vs. Trampoline”

21 Sep

In which I make a ‘Harry Potter’ reference and assume it will amuse the random British person emailing me based on preconceived stereotypes

Posted by Allison | Squirrel Thoughts in Funny Things That Happen To Me.

16 Sep

A few select headlines from places in which I’ve lived

Posted by Allison | Squirrel Thoughts in Funny Things That Happen To Me.

(Helena IR photo)

Gnomes in protective custody

Black bear nabbed near Higgins Avenue

What the Hay: Thousands hit bale trail between Hobson and Windham (Also, you’re onl-hay cheating yourself if you don’t check out the extended photo galler-hay here. It doesn’t get better-hay than Pap-hay Smurf, people.)

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