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Ceres 04-23-2010 06:20 AM

The Missing Piece Meets Big "O"
 
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I stumbled upon this today. Shel Silverstein was brilliant. He's on my list of people I'd raise from the dead to have dinner with.

This story is appropriate in this forum. "The missing Piece" sees himself as just that. A piece - Not whole.

Until the end that is.....

Click for the quick read cartoon:

The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

wicked 04-23-2010 06:34 AM

That was cool!
I wanna roll!
LOL

Ali,
I think this is one of my favorite avatars! the colors and the determined look on her face.
Love it.

Ceres 04-23-2010 06:36 AM

Mine too!

Ceres 04-23-2010 06:44 AM

What's funny Is that prior to recovery, the meaning of this would have totally went over my head.

Mambo Queen 04-23-2010 06:47 AM

It's so funny that you posted this. Not more than two weeks ago, I found my old copy of The Missing Piece and read it to my 5-year-old for the first time. I was blown away by how it really seemed to be an allegory for codependency. Shel Silverstein rocks!

bookwyrm 04-23-2010 06:53 AM

Awesome! I've never seen this before. Thanks!

lulu1974 04-23-2010 07:24 AM

This was so super great!!! Thanks so much. I will use this as a recovery tool!!

lulu1974 04-23-2010 07:35 AM

This was so super great!!! Thanks so much. I will use this as a recovery tool!!

Thumper 04-23-2010 07:45 AM

Oh I love it. Thanks!

kittykitty 04-23-2010 08:04 AM

That was my favorite book when I was little. Thanks for helping me see it in a whole new way!

FindingPeace1 04-23-2010 10:41 AM

So so great.
I love that the piece finds the *perfect* match...
until it grows.
I love that a Big O shows it can be done.
I love that it feels hard to roll at first.
I love that that the edges wear off.

It makes sense that a wedge would see other wedges and O's with wedge-shaped holes and never even *think* it could be anything else.
But it can! :)

Ceres 04-23-2010 11:09 AM

I know.... I'm gonna have Codie behavior all weekend - I'll obsess over Shel Silverstein! :-D - Dead guys are alright, right?

Ceres 04-23-2010 11:29 AM

^
Tsk! Tsk!!

wicked 04-23-2010 11:46 AM


Originally Posted by anvilhead (Post 2577530)
i feel a bit misled, i had a totally different concept in mind for meeting the BIG O! :a136::ham4

:lmao

me too!

Ceres 04-23-2010 11:56 AM

Oh ladies - and to think this is a KIDS book!! Yer all going to H*ll.

wicked 04-23-2010 12:12 PM


i'm just running ahead and holding the light so ya'll don't get lost!!!
well, i gotta see someone to jump on him!
dammit anvilhead.
LOL

TakingCharge999 04-23-2010 02:17 PM

LOL anvil :lmao

Great!! I'll forward it to my sister.


I like the end!!


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