Yes, folks, another weird
holiday is upon us.
The notification came in the daily AOL news run. Of course I
checked it out with Holiday
Insights and sure enough. It’s a “thing.” No amount of research has turned
up a creator or origin for this cuddly day.
So how the world did it get started? Have you ever heard of it before?
Well, I suppose anything can get started on the Internet.
But tell me, who’s going to actually walk into work with their security blankie
or Winnie-the-Pooh? C’mon! Come to think of it, though, a full-size Clifford in
the passenger seat could sure as heck get you into the HOV lane.
Okay, so back in the day I’ll admit I took some stuffed toys
into United Space Alliance. It was an ongoing thing with us Trekkies. Remember
the episode called “The Trouble with Tribbles?” A classic. One of my absolute
favorites. Tribbles, if you don’t know, are merely balls of soft fur that make
endearing noises, breed at an astounding rate, and eat the Enterprise’s food replicators and storage bins out
of house and home.
Anyway, one day my daughter gave me a tribble. I took it to
work and set it on the bookshelf of a fellow fan in the next cubicle. Then I
made up a bunch more and brought in another each day until the multiplicity caught
the notice of our department head. As a former sub commander, non-productive clutter
tended to make him somewhat claustrophobic. And since he was really a good sort
and a great boss, the tribbles duly disappeared.
Thus endeth my
experience with Take Teddy to Work Day – like, even before it existed.
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