Heather Vescent

Big Deal!

October 27, 2005

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"I am one of only two mammals in the world that lay eggs," said Duckbilled Platypus.
"Big Deal," said BeefSnakStik (registered trademark). "I have beef lips."
[moral: Just because you have a lot of stuff, don't think you're so special.]
- Squids will be Squids, J. Scieszka and L. Smith

For some reason I was feeling under appreciated and over qualified at the same time. Until Gloria reminded me of this story as I drank my mocha in the gloomy kitchen this afternoon. Big deal indeed. Maybe I'll just listen to this mash-up of Real Big Time over and over and over until I get over myself.