Tuesdays with Flannel 7/22/05 - The one that started it all.
Posted by Plaidman on March 31st, 2007
For this first edition of Tuesdays with Flannel, I’m going to tell you about the fierce rivalry between Wood and Water.
A long time ago before Wood was used to make furniture and the Spruce Goose (yea, the one Yogi Bear flew in 1987), Wood and Water had a normal friendship. They helped each other whenever they could, and they lived happily ever after.
But not EVER after. Back in the 1850s, Wood formed an alliance with the dirty humans, and Water didn’t like that. The traitorous Wood was allowing the wretched humans to carve and shape it into forms other than the graceful Tree, such as the wooden chair, the wooden nickel, and Log (it’s better than bad, it’s good!). Soon the humans were even using wood to boil Water with flaming Wood and sail on Water with wooden boats! The horror! This perturbed Water to such a degree that it placed a curse on Wood; whenever tainted Wood touched water, it would slowly rot and become discolored.
Next week, I’ll reveal the truth about the Birds and the Bees.