Trixie Jumps Into the Fray

Nutter Butter. Almond Joy, Mounds Bars, and Cherry Mash. Those candy manufacturers know how to name to get their cash. We contenders scoff; we snicker and sneer. The toymaker crazy idea brigade has just arrived here. Someone throws out, Betsy Wetsy, Tiny Tears, Shrinky Dinks! The contest is on, we are throwing down our inks. Uh-oh. Star Wars George Lucas has entered the fray. R2-D2, Han Solo, and Chewbacca have paved his way. I do not mean for imaginations to get crazy, you all. But is that manly cowboy, John Wayne, giant and tall? Whew. Relief. False alarm. Just an advertising man. From the 50’s, with a Marlboro cigarette in his hand. “See the USA in a Chevrolet,” he screams loud and clear. “Winston takes good like a cigarette should,” Trixie screams, and all hear. What are you doing? I hiss, slightly embarrassed, and fully miffed. Garfield comes in next, with his pal, Heathcliff. A haughty sixty’s model brings in Beatniks, Hippies, and Happy Faces anew, Informing us that the 60’s and 70’s was where words really came into view. What about our urban dictionaries? The 1990’s delegation screams. We invented words faster than a Mattel toy-namer figured out Barbie in her dreams. The contest is on, now, the whole imagination convention is dancing and twirling. My dendrites are hopping, clogging, doing somersaults, flipping and swirling. What about those music videos? White-gloved Michael Jackson asked. When his creative prowess enters, everyone promptly is aghast. Are we doing words, ideas or what? I hear a contender scoff. Three prissy judges get mad, and two promptly walk off. No matter what, the creative committee is having a field day, Meeting in Room Sixty-Two thousand ideas, and we all want to play. Here’s an idea, one screams loud and clear. Let’s just throw out some words, and scramble right here! Trixie is ready to drop our hat into the ring. She jumps right in there, to do a bit of Jell-O wrestling. I am proud of my muse. I give her the wink. She grabs Donald Duck, and she gives him a twink. Her medal is all over the place, in shades of yellow and pink. We are having a great time, our ideas on the brink….