steve kwan user experience designer

Aw, I missed him again

(June 25th, 2006 - 11:01PM)

For some reason, Lisa from Damsel Fly has taken to calling me "Polkaroo." Curious. I decided to look it up. From Wikipedia:

Each day's episode had a particular theme. On "Imagination Day", the character Polkaroo appeared. The actor playing Polkaroo donned a tall, green plush costume that resembled a kangaroo. In its mended, yellow and multi-coloured polka-dot muumuu, the creature never spoke other than the occasional exclamation of its own name. Polkaroo appeared only to one host while the other was away, performing a pantomime whose meaning was guessed by the audience. The missing host would return upon Polkaroo's departure, habitually exclaiming, "Aw, I missed him again." (Although there is a common belief that the absent host was in the Polkaroo costume, this has never been confirmed by anyone associated with the show.)

Here's the full Wikipedia article on Polkaroo.

This raises all sorts of interesting questions. For example, why does Lisa think I'm the Polkaroo? I assume because she never actually sees me - she only reads about me and hears about me - and every time she has the opportunity to see me, she misses out.

The alternate explanation is that Lisa, in an alcohol-induced hallucination, has mistaken me for a seven foot tall green kangaroo. Plausible, but I think the first explanation makes more sense.

I think the real question here is why a rockstar is making reference to a thirty year old children's television show. That's hardcore, Lisa - real hardcore.

Which reminds me: Buy Damsel Fly's album on iTunes.