Zubbles, people. Colored bubbles. You are asking yourself: “Self, could it possibly get any better than this?” The answer, my friend, is a resounding, “No you fool, they’re colored bubbles!” Here in Massachusetts, we’ve had a warm, sunny winter, so until this very moment I had no real reason to ache so badly for spring. But! These delightfully shiny floating globules of joy will not be available until this coming spring. I’ve been gearing up for these since I first read about the seemingly neverending quest to make them a reality in this Popular Science article, so I suppose a few more months aren’t so bad.
I can't believe how excited I am by this. Even if I didn't have kids, I'd count down the days until I could get my hands on some.
Oh, how I love this! I have a 2 year-old nephew, and can't wait to see his reaction to these…
huh…… HUUUUUH…. Hmmmm
Well I just peed myself.
Leave it to N.R. Miller to bring that touch of class to this forum. ;)
Geez, I remember how frightenly excitred my girlfriend became when she saw cat nip bubbles. Zubbles might send her into an elative coma. (The cat, I'm sure, will continue to be non-plussed.)
Hey, maybe Rebecca should do a Youtube entry about Zubbles. "I deny the existence of the holy spirit … But Zubbles are way cool!"
Hey peeing is classy.
There are lots of people who- ok for once I'll just hold back. Savor this moment because it's one of few.
'If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.'
nice.
Briarking,
Not to be nit-picky, but misuse of "non-plussed" is a pet peeve of mine. The correct definition of the word is "utterly perplexed, or bewildered" as opposed to the increasingly common (but wrong) "unimpressed."
I too, will be waiting in line to buy Zubbles when they arrive in the stores. I might even buy some for my kids, too!
Rebecca, this was the best post I read ono the Internet yesterday – I'm psyched about these Zubbles! I keep bubbles in my car trunk (an old habit from dating a guy with young kids and wanting something quick and entertaining to amuse us, or to blow bubbles out of my sunroof.) I have a cat that also loves catnip bubbles (the other one is a wuss and is scared of them, go figure, but he likes to watch the other one step on them.)
I'm definitely going to get every color. Very cool. Their company info page is amusing, too:
Thanks, I didn't know about Zubbles. Somewhere I have something about the physics of bubbles. I'll look for it.
SteveT, good point about nonplussed. I don't know how it started, but many people incorrectly use it to mean "indifferent," "apathetic" or "aloof." Bad definition meme, perhaps…
Steve T,
I always feel a little under-educated on this site, and now I really feel humbled, especially since the misuse of the language is a big pet peeve of mine as well. I often correct people on their grammar and spelling. I've always heard non-plussed used in the context of unimpressed or bored and I just never bothered to look it up. Not very skeptical minded of me I guess. So thanks for the education. :)