“So every time you see a rainbow, you’ll know a baby elephant is bringing some flowers home to his mommy.”

Those are exactly the words I heard when I turned on my TV at 1:00 this morning intending to watch SportsCenter as I ate a pre-bedtime snack. The channel had been left on Sprout, as is often the case, and when I turned it on, I caught that little gem from Barney before I changed to ESPN.

It didn’t register in my brain right away, as I typically tune Barney out with as much force as my ears can generate (which, unsurprisingly, is not much…ears, what a scam.) But for some reason the phrase wormed its way into my subconscious and stuck with me.

Now I’m just trying to figure out what it means. I’m pretty sure it’s some kind of secret code. I should do some research to see if everything Barney says is that odd, or if it’s just in the wee hours when people like me are watching under the influence of extreme fatigue, rendering us much more susceptible to diabolical brainwashing plots.

I should do that research, but it would mean watching more Barney. Nothing good can come of that.

http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2010/02/hell-yes-sharktopus

This opens up a whole new horizon of SFOP possibilities in dangerous creature hybrids. Of course they will have to leverage the typical artistic title/unnecessary colon/funtional title format, like “Badgerine: The Badger and Wolverine Hybrid”, and “Hormite: The Giant Hornet that Chews through Wood to Get at You.” The options are pretty much limitless.

Thank YOU, Sharktopus!