On The News Today

[MystyrMystyry]

On the news today a disturbing new trend

Some women lending their ears to bend

Pointy like a pixie, alien, an elf or a goblin

I think their brains have all gone awobblin'

What next - their noses upturned and

Their foreheads widened so they resemble

Ceatures from nightmares - I'm atremble

Not from the appearance - but the possibility

One explaining it as an extension of personality

What!? If you can't sparkle on the inside

Get your lugs sharpened! Sorry to deride

Her self-importance but might I suggest

Some education - at least a book to digest

Colour your hair, wear mascara, look like Isis

But leave your ears (unless, of course, you have elaphantisis)

[deryk]

I read about this as well. People have already gone to much further extremes, but I'm surprised that this has become a trend. I thought "if you can't sparkle on the inside, get your lungs sharpened" was ingenious. A respectfully cute outtake on something decidedly grotesque.

[MorpheusSandman]

I don't think any fashion can surprise me anymore, but such things are usually an outcry for some kind of recognition. I certainly think you hit that on the nail here. You could really work this into a nice, longer satirical piece.

[MystyrMystyry]

Thanks deryk - It struck me as one trend that my world can do without, though personally I actually don't really care what people do to their ears - I just needed an angle (wouldn't want anyone thinking I was earist or even augmentationist)

But here on my home page is some dumb article amidst all the other dumb articles - and curiously it was the only one that didn't make me feel angry

Thanks MS - I'd love to have infinite time to devote to lengthening everything, but I don't, and I don't think too many people really have the patience in the internet age - not that I'd ever go for quantity over quality - I just think that sometimes there are only so many jokes you can singlehandedly squeeze out of a topic (and tomorrow it'll be the price of beer, the next day some other disaster)

And to everyone else who went and goggled elephantisis - thankyou for your allowing my poetic mispellature pass without comment :)