Tom and I found this old issue of the kid’s magazine “Hot dog!” from 1984 at a thrift store. We paid 25 cents for it because who wouldn’t?
Inside they had a “figure out what’s wrong in this picture” thingy. According to them, there was seven things wrong. “EASY!” I yelled to myself, and quickly found all seven:
1. The ladybug isn’t seasonally appropriate and doesn’t have a coat on.
2. That guy calls “Inception” “The Inception” and no one will correct him.
3. The signature in the snow isn’t yellow.
4. She’s giving everyone the bird under that mitten.
5. She’s an award-winning ice skater and is only falling to get attention.
6. He’s putting on a brave happy face even though his parents are getting a divorce.
7. Mice don’t wave.
I didn’t get a single one right. I call bullshit. I saw the “No Ice Fiching” sign, but I learned spelling from Super Friends, so I figured it was fine.
Hot Dog and I also don’t agree on what the word “fooled” means:
You are missing a layer of premise, Hot dog!. Stupid Hot dog!. You’d need to do something like steal your friend’s wallet or shank them while they’re busy spelling if you wanted to fool them. This is more a “make your friend think you’re weird” gag.
I agree with you, that’s just a lame attempt at making your friend look stupid, which is worthwhile, but does not truly constitute fooling them. Plus, I’d suggest something wittier than “fooled ya.” Perhaps: “who wants some skittles?” or “would you like to phone home?”
Yes, that would also count as an additional step to qualify it as fooling, because it acknowledges what just happened. I’ve thought way too much about this.
I think Christopher Nolan should makes a movie of this. Inception was great.. Maybe he could team Leo DiCaprio from that movie with Christian Bale from the Batmens
I see Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, and Anne Hathaway as the girls. Yeah, it could work.
Isn’t Fiching a lot like Felching and no one should be doing that on ice!
I had to look that up and now my day is just a little bit grosser for it.
Look at the ears on that squirrel holding the nut. Some sort of rabbit-squirrel hybrid? A SQUABBIT? That’s not right.
He’s different, not wrong. I didn’t want to pick on him. Or her, I shouldn’t assume.
OMG, you are right!! That IS a depiction of the elusive Squabbit. Wow, that definitely should have been circled. They are very private creatures and would not just be sitting around with lesser non-hybrid animals, holding onto their nuts! Good call, Jayne.
Well, I see Jayne and Misty would have rocked the Hot Dog! wrongness search. Hey, y’all, stick out your neck and spell “I Met.” *giggling*
You can definitely tell this magazine was from the 80’s. Not only would you fool a kid nowadays, but you would totally confuse the hell out of them. “What’s an ET?”
Thanks, Carrie. Now I feel all old and shit. Day-um.
The cover subject of the next issue, as advertised on the last page? Mr. T.
I just tried out the I-M-E-T “fooling” on my boss. It did not go over well. I probably shouldn’t have interrupted the “all hands on” meeting to do it either.
I hope you were able to make a fast break like the instructions say, or came up with a snappy reply like, “then you shouldn’t be heading up this meeting, this is a meeting of humans!”
Hey, what’s up with that weird squirrel with the Men In Black shades in the tree? It is so wrong that a squirrel would need to wear sunglasses inside the darkness of the tree interior!
I just figured he just got home from collecting all those acorns. Or she, again, I shouldn’t assume.
Idiots! Why didn’t they notice all of those problems?
I guess the rough and tumble rush of publishing an 8 times a year magazine called Hot dog! means you just don’t pay enough attention.