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Serious business this. Twenty years of Wiggledom.
Now I readily admit these guys are not really in my orbit not having a lot to do with little kiddies.
Yet it's Saturday night here in Sydney and as is often the case the telly is on in the background. It's Carols in the Domain which is an annual thing in a big central public space in the heart of the city. Chockers, (that's full) with a lot of people, some setting up 'camp' over a day earlier and the cops turning people away hours before kick off. It's a fun thing even for a died in the wool cynic with a soft edge.
So yes even I know who the Wiggles are despite not knowing any of their songs, there are limits. But it is impossible to ignore their impact worldwide and acknowledge these guys, especially anyone with young kids. Unless of course you're an NRA official and blind.
So three of the original members are retiring and the new guys just got introduced and yes one of them's... gasp, a girl. Yes I knew this but there she is nice yellow skivvy n all, up there on the stage. Twenty years they've done the Carols thing before they wuz big and still and that will continue so, bring it on kids. I may not get the dinasour thing but I can give a nod when it's due.
Wiggle on guys n gals.
Kristina
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The Wiggles?
They've not been heard of in the civilised world. To us a Wiggle is something you do in gyrating your body around or an online Bikeshop - www.wiggle.com. So this must be an antipodean phenomenon.
Angharad
Wiggledom
They are huge in Australia, but I only know of them through exposure to the Antipodes (the ointment is now working)
There is a story, though...
John Eales, the wonderful Aussie rugby skipper, nicknamed 'Nobody' (because 'nobody's perfect'), was once approached by a small child.
"Are you...?"
He said he smiled, bent down, and replied "Yes son, I am..."
"A Wiggle?"
Strange
I think this is a case of two countries separated by a common language. I've read your post like 4 times and i still have no idea what you were trying to say.
Maybe you have to be a certain age, but I doubt it.
I know who the Wiggles are and even watched a couple of episodes with one of my great grand kids a few years ago. That;s in the USofA.
Yes, great grand kids. It helps to inherit two 18 year olds when you marry someone older than yourself. My oldest great grand kid is the same year in high school as my youngest grand child.
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
Holly
They're big in the US
... though I doubt that people who don't have kids know who they are.
I used to watch their videos over and over with my daughter, and for a while they had a TV show here. They do concert tours across the US, and the shows are sold out.
They're fun, they're very simple, good hearted.
Glad there's a girl now!
And by the way... "skivvies" means underwear in the US.
A Wiggle with jiggle
Free story concept inspired by this if anyone wants to run with it: A group of five guys hits it big with their show for entertaining the preschool set, but then they have a meeting with some network executives who tell them that there have been complaints about their lack of a female member. So they ran some focus groups and found out that the audience sample wanted both for them to add a girl to the group but also that they didn't want to deal with more than five characters. So one of the guys would have to be let go so they could hire a girl to replace him. Unless...
No Wiggle Room
Yes, and it would make sense because now that the group is making money, none of the members want to drop out, and of course there is only one who has the right build to be the girl.
I have to say, though, it seems like a perfect story for you to write, Jennifer.
Kaleigh
Wiggles sounds
like some insect. Didn't know they were a band.
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