I have a solution for all of your problems: WIGS.
They can give you an instant hair makeover, of course, but it can also solve other types of problems, too. If you are irritated with someone, picture a wig on them. Better yet, carry the wig around. Carry it around and be ready to stick it on his or her head when they aren't suspecting it and you will feel immediately better. If Thelma in Accounting is talking incessantly about her bunion, stick a wig on her head. I promise you, she'll stop talking about her bunion and you'll be smiling again! If someone in your family is upset, put the wig on and start talking to them as you normally would. Instant smiles!
When my oldest son was about 3, I was at my grandmother's house (we call her Nana) and found one of her wigs from the 1970s. She and her sister loved to rock the wigs back then. Sometimes her 89-year-old sister still does. I couldn't resist sticking that wig on my 3-year-old's head.
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| Here we are at Nana's house. My sister took the picture. We were both laughing so hard, we were crying. |
Now, watch me put this wig on some other people you might recognize and see if you will enjoy listening to them even more with Nana's wig on their heads.
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| He's droning on about something that would undoubtedly be more exciting to listen to with Nana's wig on his head. |
Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY boring economics teacher. Here is the super exciting clip of him teaching:
Now, if one of those students had only had access to Nana's wig, they wouldn't have been as bored. See the before and after for yourself:
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Am I right? So, yeah, wigs are the answer. You can find some on-line or go to your nearest costume store. Stick one in your back pocket or in your purse. Stick another one in your closet or on top of the refrigerator. If you want to live a more fulfilled and happier life, GET A WIG.
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Now, the plugging....Nominations for the 12th Annual Weblog Awards, or the "2012 Bloggies", is going on right now and ends on Sunday, January 15th. The Bloggies offers a great opportunity to support other bloggers because it selects the best blogs in science, religion, politics, sports, health, travel, photography, food, pets, parenting, HUMOR (ahem!), fashion, entertainment and music, among still others, via nominations and then voting. There are also bloggies for best-designed blog, most well-written and best new blog. Because I know you'd like to finish reading this post before your teeth fall out, I will just share a few of the blogs I've nominated that you might like to consider, should you decide to do some nominating, too:
Best Travel Blog: GO BIG OR GO HOME
*Traci writes an entertaining blog about traveling. She has been everywhere and was even in the tourism industry in the past.
Best Well-Written Blog: GONNA KILL HIM
*Erin's blog is hilarious AND very, very well-written. She has a gift.
Best New Blog: MAMA WANTS THIS!
*Alison blogs about her children (she has a son and one on the way), her life in Malaysia (cool, right?) and other fun and useful things, like recipes.
Click here to get to the Bloggies nomination page.
Thanks, everyone! Now, go get a wig!
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Wigs work in my family. When things get awkward with the In-laws, the adults hit the wine while the kids sneak into MIL's wig collection. Then they come and entertain us with their poufy new 'do's. No joke. Wigs make people not stabby.
Lol, a bit like imagining people naked, but in most cases, a lot easier on the eyes!!
Thanks for recommending my blog for a nomination! All we want is to infiltrate the minds of the traveling public, so that they will never again underestimate the beauty of the world's largest ball of twine. Is that too much to ask?!
All this time I've been spending money every 6 weeks on my hair and what your saying is I just need a wig! Dang girl you have all the answers!!
Wigs are funny, aren't they? I like to picture serious people in poofy clown wigs (neon green afro, anyone?) or pink punk rock hair on, say, the Queen of England.
Oh man..I could do this all day. Thanks Kelley! :)
The next time I have to give a speech, I'm going to imagine them all in a wig. Those things sometimes take on a life of their own. Too funny!
I totally concur with you on how wigs can help with irritating individuals. I used to get really annoyed with all the squirrels that run around our neighborhood, but now with wigs, I actually look forward to seeing them!
Wigs are HILARIOUS!!!! I have a picture of me in an Afro, hah!
And omigosh, thank you Kelley for the nomination, so honored!!!
--Wigs are SO weird...but I'd like a pink one for the day like Samatha had in Sex and the City!
You. Are. Great. Kelley.
You always manage to make me :)
Love Alison from Mama Wants This!
My mom had a wig she used to wear too- it was just the thing to do :). And yes, putting a wig on someone would definitely change the moment :)
I'm trying to remember recently a time a wig might've helped. I think the whole picture them naked is easier and can usually make me giggle more LOL.
You are so right about wigs! I will hop over to the bloggies nomination page because you are hi-lare-ious! always enjoy the visit here.
Ha! Your grandma's wig on Obama is cute!!! This is great advice and will definitely help defuse my anger when I want to drop kick my boss in the face!!!! Thanks!!! :)
Get thee to a wiggery!
I DO need a wig! What a brilliant idea! Everything really IS better with a wig on the noggin. :)
Funny post.
LoLoL! You crack me up Kelley! Love it. (LoL)
I can think of a few people who should be wearing wigs. LoL
Wigs are awesome. I just wish I could wear one without the threat of giving any one of the elderly a heart attack...
How sad am I that I blog and didn't know about the Bloggies?? Headed over, now!...:)
YAY I'm going to go vote for you right now! Love Ben Stein - my husband has met him at Ben's country club - said he was the SAME in person as all his commericials. Funny
Oh man Kelly - you make me laugh! Obama in your Grandma's wig, that would totally make my day!
This post is so timely since I just cut bangs (myself), and all I can think when I look at myself is, "I look like I'm wearing a wig." Unfortunately, I'm not to the laughing stage yet.
AND, I adore you.
I wholeheartedly support your nominations. At least the last two, since in all honesty I don't know the first one. Nerd Pull of the wig way better then President!
There are days when I think everyone could do with a wig.
i can, have, and always will rock a wig when my hair dont wanna act right. sometimes im even a blond. and no, they dont have more fun.
I have always loved you.
But with your nominations of other bloggers you're supporting?
You just put me over the top.
So very sweet and awesome.
Now. Put a wig on it and I'd marry you.
(While laughing, of course.)
Ha ha I agree a wig would lighten any mood and get a laugh! :)
oh my hair.
You're too funny.
We actually have a hair collection because we are wayyyy to into Halloween.
We actually put them on our 3 year old and our dog.
Hours of fun I tell you.
It's funny you would mention wigs just after I did with a friend of mine. We were watching Grease, well, it was on TV and we were sitting there but not really watching, and they were playing the Sandra Dee scene and Rizzo put on the wig. I said "I think everything was better when they had wigs. Girls never go over each other's houses anymore and play with wigs!" There was a pause and then my friend's mother said "I still have a wig from when they were fashionable, but I hated it." and then the conversation went elsewhere.
But I started to think about wigs in 2012. With so many more people having cancer, getting chemo and surviving, wigs are a more serious topic today than they were in the 60s. Like I feel like we can fool around with wigs anymore. Like having one is an indulgence when there are women who have lost all of their hair but they can't afford a wig. Or wearing one is like telling the fates that you would be ok with HAVING to wear one if you lost your hair.
To be honest, it all wigs me out! No fun in a wig anymore. Except when you put them on people, Kell!
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