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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

The pen is mightier...

Last night, when I got home from visiting my mother, Ichabod was working at the kitchen sink. I thought that he might be making some cole slaw or something. When I got a closer look, his fingers looked weird.

On closer inspection, I realized that his fingers were blue. He won't tell me exactly what happened, but it looks like he had a fight with an ink pen. And I'm not entirely sure which of them won.

DSCN1973 They were more blue yesterday but I didn't get a picture until tonight.

23 comments

Blogger Nina said...

I think at least the ink pen had a shot. . . at winning. It looks kind of cool when I realized it wasn't a bruise. That was my first thought however. :)

Tue May 16, 08:28:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Nina, I hadn't thought about it looking bruised. The pen would have to really mighty to do that much damage. :)

Tue May 16, 08:30:00 PM  
Blogger tshsmom said...

Whatever you do, don't let him play with scissors! ;)

Tue May 16, 08:40:00 PM  
Blogger Mr. Bloggerific Himself said...

SNAKE BITE!! SQRRRL DIAL 911!!! Clearly the snake handler has had a run-in!!

*faints*

Tue May 16, 08:55:00 PM  
Blogger I'm not here. said...

He strangled a Smurf to see what color it turned, right?

Wed May 17, 12:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, I looked at the picture before reading the rest of your post and got the heebie jeebies because I thought his fingers had been bruised.

What a relief to find out it was just a pen. Albeit and exploding pen, but still, just a pen.

Wed May 17, 09:08:00 AM  
Blogger Squirl said...

tshsmom, at least I shouldn't let him run with them. :)

Mr B, it must have been a blue racer.

MD, hahahahaha! He should borrow the shirt from Steve.

Danielle, I never even thought that it would look like bruises. I wish I'd gotten the picture the night before when they were much darker. It looks like the pen was mightier, but now that I think about it, the pen's in the garbage and Ichabod's not.

Wed May 17, 09:26:00 AM  
Blogger Susie said...

If a future match is scheduled, my money's on the pen.

Wed May 17, 12:22:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Tee hee, Susie, I'll be sure to get that bet the next time. :)

So nice to see you. Hope you're feeling better.

Wed May 17, 12:29:00 PM  
Blogger eclectic said...

I guess being drowned in blue ink is better than being tied up in red tape. *Hee* Mighty Ichabod, Pen-Slayer.

Wed May 17, 12:50:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Eclectic, good one!

I think Ichabod has a new title. :)

Wed May 17, 01:06:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Eclectic, good one!

I think Ichabod has a new title. :)

Wed May 17, 01:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

He been hangin with the hippies again?

Wed May 17, 04:29:00 PM  
Blogger Effie said...

ACK!

Looks bruised--I had to read immediately


curious as to what he was making....

Wed May 17, 04:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually, I thought that colored people were a thing of the past.

Wed May 17, 04:31:00 PM  
Blogger Katy Barzedor said...

This makes me think of one of those Saturday Night Live skits where they have Jeopardy and Sean Connery is one of the contestants. One of the categories is "The pen is mightier..." and Sean Connery keeps saying it "The penis mightier."

As in: "Trebek! You've got a penis mightier? You're sitting on a goldmine, man!"

Wed May 17, 05:10:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Effie, I was curious too, but he's not sayin'.

Lori, I guess it just depends what color you're talking about.

Bucky, I love that SNL Jeopardy skit! One of my favorites. Now I'll never see the title of this post the same again.

Wed May 17, 05:19:00 PM  
Blogger I'm not here. said...

Hey, I just had a thought:
Maaaybe he was attacked by a squid and had to kill it with his bare hands. Yeah, that's it.
Squid = ink


Yeah, I'm weird.

Thu May 18, 01:22:00 AM  
Blogger Squirl said...

MD, I like that theory. It works for me. In fact, it's almost as good as "barf, you're it!"

Chia, I've heard that line. I saw your chair today, no ink stains there.

Thu May 18, 03:26:00 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

At least it was a blue pen, instead of one of those girly, glittery, pink gel pens.

Thu May 18, 06:55:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Courtney, hi! Nice to see you.

Yes, it could've been worse. We do have some of that type around. :)

Thu May 18, 07:11:00 PM  
Blogger Kranki said...

MY PEN!! MY PEN!!

Sorry. Obscure 'Kids In The Hall' reference.

Thu May 18, 10:58:00 PM  
Blogger Squirl said...

Kranki, I thought I knew all of the Kids in the Hall stuff. I don't know that one. Now I'll have to go crush someone's head.

Fri May 19, 09:16:00 AM  

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