Brocco-stimpy

We are big Ren & Stimpy fans. In one episode of this silly cartoon the charaters are spoofing an old school animal program that I adored when I was young girl. Marlin Perkins was the host on Mutual of Omaha's WILD KINGDOM, so I am particulary tickled by the satire of the "Crocostimpy" and our fam has absconded with the phrase and adapted it to the huge ass broccoli the garden is offering,

PS: CHICKEN UPDATE:

Many rabid readers are doing silly things like phoning (ya'll KNOW I hate talking on the phone!-lol) or trying to distract me during Scrabbulous games on FB, so here is a weekly update on Gertrude and her further adventures.

a.) she is still alive
b.) she is still in the kitchen (It got down to 55F last night)
c.) her feathers are now in the majority with the baby fluff adding a fashionable sort of boa-accent down her spine and on her little booty. Her peeping occasionally sounds like a sneeze, which we think is a sort of "pre-cluck" noise
d.) she is VERY affectionate and in particular seems quite fond of Zoli (maybe cuz he is stinky too?)
e.) her presence has Isabel avoiding eating chicken nearly completely