Friday, December 19, 2008

Karen-ologists at Odds Over Cryptic "RBBB" Reference


(AP - Washington) Karen-oligists across the blogosphere are fiercely debating the recent mysterious appearance of "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper" (RBBB) in the list of "Dramatis Personæ of the Realm."


During the Cold War, Kremlinologists would often argue over the the appearance of certain Soviet luminaries in photos, or their placement on a reviewing stand during annual May Day parades. In this photo, we clearly can see that Defense Minister Ustinov was standing closest to Brezhnev. Is he now in favor? What about Kosygin? Why is he not pictured? Are the rumors of his stroke true? Perhaps he was the one taking the picture. Who knows.


But that's really all besides the point, since this article is all about Karen. Why did she choose the moniker Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper as her literary nom de plume? Author and intellectual Dan L. has his own theory. "I theorize that Karen is trying to drop a subtle hint that she has become a gravida, from the latin graviditas, meaning that her Oocyte has been fertilized... she's preggers." After putting down his thesaurus he continued, "I mean, just think about it, she's married to a New Zealander, world reknowned for their fertility, and she's living in an arctic climate where there's nothing to do for 8 months out of the year except flense whale blubber and procreate. It all adds up."


Others aren't so sure. One wag, Andy R., has a different theory. "I believe that Karen has started her own business and is now producing and selling custom-made bumpers for infant carriages. Dan L is correct in that she spends much of her time flensing whale blubber, but she takes the fat and fashions it into her new product. And with the arrival of the baby Lady Turnips known to all, Karen was merely trying to advertise her product in the hope of making a sale. QED."

Who is to say what the truth is?
We now return you to your previous D&D themed narrative...

3 comments:

  1. This article is brought to you by the fine folks at Babies R Us.

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    The Stanford University International Relations Department soon to be featuring the return of Dr. C. Rice

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  2. I have an article in the works that will involve...

    - Salina

    - Hannon

    - The French Gendarmes

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  3. We eagerly await your article. I will post a Lord Toranaga-centric article which shall develop him as more of a three-dimension character with feelings, hopes and aspirations and also some medium sacking. Some bo-staffs may be involved but small charmed crossbows will be a must.

    As for RBBB, my theory is related to New Zealand's love American Muscle Cars such as the Dodge Charge or Buick GS which have unusually large bumpers due to NZ vehicle code. These are referred to as rubber baby buggy bumpers. The reasoning is simple: Kiwi's being a pastoral people often allow their babies to wander about unsupervised throughout the countryside ( or supervised by sheepdogs). They cross roads unattended and cars must have large,soft bumpers so they won't squish the cute NZ babies.

    QED

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