What Goes Baaah and Can Take Over the World?

I’d like to dedicate this blog entry to a friend of mine: Brooke.  That’s because she reminded me of sheep.  Yes, indeed, I have not included any sheep in my header, but I will instead write a blog about them right here.  Thank you for reminding me. 

Sheep are, to say the least, interesting creatures.  And believe me when I say that they have the ability to take over the world.  I mean, take a look at your life and think about where you can find sheep.  We count them whenever we are sleepless.  Or SOME people do.  Because of this superstition or society norm, it is common to find sheep decorating blankets, pajamas, and even slippers.  If that’s not enough, there are many sheep plush toys available for the common person to purchase.  That is, if your intentions are not finding sheep.  The moment you decide that you wish to buy a sheep plushie (For example, as a birthday gift for a sheep-loving friend), those fluffy little devils have the ability to become either invisible or ridiculously expensive.  For the record, this theory has been tested and proven. 

Other forms of sheep infiltration include the ever lovable Monty Python. Yes, even comic geniuses can be influenced by the power of sheep.  For example, the killer sheep sketch.  Or the flying sheep sketch.  Or the wonderful sheep drawings by Terry Gilliam.  But Monty Python isn’t the only pop-culture appearance of sheep.  Sheep can appear in video games, as well.  One example (Arbitrarily chosen from nearly infinite amounts of sheep-related games) could be harvest moon.

Sheep can also be an integral part of real-life society.  Firstly, we get a large amount of clothing from sheep.  For some reason, sheep are blessed with the uncanny ability to grow back their wool, no matter how many times we forcefully remove it from them.  Let’s see a COW try to do that.  As well, not surprisingly, the first animal cloned was, of course, a sheep.  It’s not at all strange that sheep were the creatures that paved the way for our scientific breakthroughs.

But this is not the end to the reign of sheep.  Sheep are absolutely adorable.  Come on, admit it.  You can’t resist a poorly drawn cartoon sheep.  It’s basically a cloud with legs and a head.  Anyone can make one, and they are instantly identifiable, making sheep an easily recognizable symbol.  Aside their ‘cuteness,’ sheep are also really easy to recognize according to the sound they make.  Completely ignoring the fact that sheep don’t actually say “Bah,” if I wrote “bah” on a piece of paper, any kindergarten child could tell me immediately that a sheep had made that sound.  Surprising?  I think not.  It’s sheep influence. 

Still don’t believe me?  Next time you travel through a department store, surf the web, or simply take a walk in the park, look around yourself; whether it’s on a t-shirt, a piece of paper, an advertisement, or even in real life, check for a sheep. 

Well, enough of my prattling.  Before I go, I just wanted to source some of my references.  In case you’re too uncultured to understand my Monty Python jokes, or if you’re just a plain square, check out the following link:

Flying sheep sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGeYuTRFO3M

If you want more sheep sketch examples, find them yourself.  I ran out of time. 

Well, like I promised, each and every blog entry, you can learn something new and exciting about me.  Today is sheep.  I actually do enjoy the company of sheep and I, as a round blue blob, have a pet sheep. (See below)

Enjoy.  And see you next time.