One day a few weeks ago, as Ali and I were chatting, the topic of conversation turned to PEZ. I don't know why. It just did.
I said that as a kid I loved PEZ, but that I had never owned a PEZ dispenser. She said that she would buy me one some day.
A few days later as we waited in the checkout lane of the local grocery store, she looked down, and on the rack saw PEZ dispensers. She reached down and grabbed one. It turns out it was Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants. According to the pack there was a set of four of them, but this was the only character they had.
So she bought it for me. We also bought a refill multi-pack.
We had a blast with it, as did her kids when they saw it. For the rest of my time in France, every time we were in a store, I would look to see if they had the other dispensers, but we never did find any.
This past Monday I was at the neighborhood pharmacy and as I passed down the candy aisle I saw a box full of PEZ dispensers. In it I found two more in the Spongebob series. So I bought them.
I still haven't found the fourth. It is Spongebob sans pants. That one must be very popular. Either that of some local pastor complained and got that one banned.
I'll find it one of these days, even if I have to travel across the state. I have to complete the set.
Want a PEZ?
Archie McPhee! (Although you have to buy an assortment...)
Posted by: hobbitt | October 27, 2005 at 16:12
I can't believe you don't remember how we got on the subject of PEZ.
We were in bed.
I was reading to you from a French women's magazine. I forget which one. The article was about faux pas (or gaffes in French). I read you the story of a woman who was meeting people her first day at a new job. A red-headed woman greeted her, smiled very widely, and effused such enthusiasm that our heroine could only imagine her as a PEZ dispenser: big red hair and jaws wide open.
I was laughing so hard I could barely tell you the story. And once I got it out, I laughed for about half an hour. When you mentioned never having a PEZ dispenser, I think I laughed some more.
I found Squidward at Monoprix in Périgueux. He was the only denizen of Bikini Bottom left; all the other dispensers were from Madagascar.
Posted by: Alison | October 27, 2005 at 17:24
Oops, I made my own gaffe. I forgot to mention that our heroine burst out laughing in the woman's face, hence the gaffe.
Posted by: Alison | October 27, 2005 at 17:29
Oh yeah. I remember that night. :)
The discussion also included the little guy in the Reach toothbrush commercials whose head unhinged at the jaw.
Posted by: Allan | October 27, 2005 at 17:32
We've been watching The Pretender on DVD (thanks to netflix of course). Jared is always eating pez. And I am telling you this why? I am not quite sure. The information sounded much more interesting in my head than it does now that I have written it. Happens to me all the time when I am talking too. If everyone could just hear what goes on in my head I would be so much more interesting.
Posted by: edieraye | October 27, 2005 at 18:07
Wahoo! And it posted. I tried clearing out my cache and cookies and whatever so maybe the problem was on my end.
Posted by: edieraye | October 27, 2005 at 18:07
Love Pez. Hrm. I'm suddenly hungry.
Posted by: Chris | October 28, 2005 at 11:08
I should check my facts before I post this, but I am prepared to look stupid or be corrected.. I think I read somewhere that e-Bay was created for a woman who had a very large Pez collection and she needed a way to facilitate trading them.
I will keep my eyes open for the 4th one for you.
Posted by: Amber | October 28, 2005 at 11:27
We have a set of Simpsons Pez dispensers. And my son has a Star Wars Storm Trooper pez dispenser. I think we like them so much because it's fun to say Pez. Pez, pez, pez...
Posted by: sallyrogers | October 28, 2005 at 12:59