Saturday 24 March 2012

THE CARROT TALKS

Hello, you may wonder why I am dressed as a carrot. I’d like to say that it is a long story then tell you some amusingly convoluted tale, but the reason is very simple. I was helping out my wife who is part of a team that have developed an app to help people to learn English. It’s called Word Carrot (hence the suit) and is available from I-Tunes.

As part of their marketing campaign they needed someone to wear said carrot suit at a conference in Glasgow and I got the gig. What I want to share is people’s reaction to me in the suit. Most were curious and friendly, my mission, that I had chosen to accept, was to offer quiz forms for winning an Easter egg and tell people about the app. Many wanted their picture taking with a talking carrot. It was a pleasure to talk to them.

Some, however, were incredulous that a grown man would wear a carrot suit and others commented that I must be being paid a great deal (I wasn’t, I did it for free). I was surprised by this small section of people and it made me realise that all of us are not the big show off that I am. I thought the idea of walking about dressed as a carrot was funny, and that it would be a hoot. It was.

Have you ever done something that received mixed reactions? I’d really like to hear if you have. There was one song running through my head when I was a carrot, it was the Beach Boys singing Vegetables (it’s on the Smiley Smile lp and was part of the abandoned Smile project that recently was released). Here is a youtube link where you can listen to the song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T8mTW97UM4). I love it, happy listening.

I’ll leave you this week with two questions: to echo Mr. Wilson, what is the name of your favourite vegetable? And do you know any other songs about vegetables?

Have a good week.


6 comments:

  1. Hi Paul - Your photo made me laugh out loud - thank you!! Was it custom made? how about wearing that down at the allotment, and see what reaction you get there!
    As you know I most definitely fall in category of disliking dressing up/fancy dress myself - shyness, lack of confidence I don't know - but it's great to see people like you really getting into it. Will think about the mixed reaction question...
    As for favourite vegetable - would have to be broad beans :) Songs ? will ponder that one too.

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  2. Stargazer: Yes broad beans-lovely. They will be here soon too! I could not wear it at the allotment as I may be mistaken for a real carrot by the rabbits that raid everyone's plots. I think if you dress up you can hide behind the costume.

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  3. That must have been fun!

    My favorite vegetable is broccoli. Can't think of any songs, though.

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  4. It w3as great fun, though a rather long day. Broccoli eh? I do like it myself. At the moment on the allottment we have masses of purple spurting broccoli, you know that spring is here once the psb starts sprouting.

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  5. Yaay . ..I now see you in a completely different light ( an orange one). Well done you!! Fave veg.....rocket...preferably grown by me!!

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    1. Orange the colour of the sacral chakra-rocket- nice but not aspargus

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