Have any of ya'll seen one of these? It's a lovely little piece of fabric shaped into a figure and stuffed, then decorated with fringe for hair. The legs and arms are long enough to grab onto, after which you just swing it around or hit something with it, over and over. Dammit, you say, Dammit, Dammit, Dammit! and you hit something with it, something inanimate that can absorb your frustration and aggressive impulses, sort of a dynamic voodoo doll. I needed a Dammit Doll yesterday to swing around and hit things with, as opposed to my righteous tirades on Facebook about that damn United Nations treaty. Dammit, dammit, dammit! I could have said and maybe even worked up a sweat as opposed to an existential nausea. There's something so unnerving about taming the ego, or at least making attempts. I know that hope springs eternal but it also springs foolish.
Whatever it takes, baby. Whatever it takes.
ReplyDeletea baseball bat to the mattress works well also.....
ReplyDeleteRight after my mom died, Taylor bought me one of these. I posted a picture on the blog of it.
ReplyDeleteHandy, dandy little things I tell you that.
Glue a picture of Santorum's face to the doll and give to him. But, you know, his mug doesn't belong on a doll that nice and expensive. Maybe get one of those muslin ones from a craft shop and stick his face on there.
ReplyDeleteDammit doll..I love it.
ReplyDeleteNah. it thrills me that you take on the idiots the way you do. I absolutely adore that you do. It reminds me to believe in the possibility of things being different, because you do, otherwise you wouldn't take on the idiots the way you do.
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That is wonderful. I'm in Ecuador for the semester and ranted for a solid 20 minutes to my host parents about how angry I was with my country. Goddamn it!!
ReplyDelete~Julianna
Hope does spring eternal but not foolish. Only directed at fools. And I still encourage my girls to go bury their faces in a pillow from time to time and scream absolute bloody murder when they are about to lose it. How do you suppose I know that works? ;-)
ReplyDeleteDo you need me to send you my old doll with the long legs??? The one I used to whip you with?....
ReplyDeleteMelissa
I believe we tore that doll right up the middle by grabbing one leg a piece and pulling. :)
DeleteI have a doll with a series of pins that I stick in it; I think it's called voodoo...works!
ReplyDeleteHave never heard of one til a colleague mentioned having one two days ago. And now your post. Clearly the universe is suggesting an alternative to my current anger management strategies which are not always pretty. ; )
ReplyDeletenice posts, eee. could use a dammit doll. hope it makes you feel better. xo
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