- a dialogue concerning where Important Things come from -
Mommy?
Yes, dear?
Where did Timmy's ChopàKau™ action figure come from?
Well, you gave it to him yesterday after dinner, didn't you?
Uh-huh. Where did it come from before that?
You got it in your FunBurger Joy Combo® at WenDonnelBellFCKing!
Where did they get it?
I imagine they got it from a small figurine manufacturing plant in Akron through a complex marketing agreement between WenDonnelBellFCKing Big Nice-Guy Corporation and SonTenGa Bigger Nicer Intertainationment Corporation and probably with another large toy manufacturing corporation like Tonttelbro Brothers. It's made of plastic, see? Probably some low grade polyvinyl chloride blend and a couple of alloy screws.
Where did that come from?
What?
What you said...first grade poloviolinkride Madonna™ cupboard alley cruise.
Polyvinyl chloride. Plastic. The toy's made of plastic.
Where did that come from?
I think it was invented and still is principally produced by major chemical firms like TheWay Corp.
Where did it come from?
Well, TheWay Corp. sells a recipe to people with certain kinds of factories, so that thy can then buy chemicals from TheWay Corp., or a few other elite chemical concerns, and mix them up just right to make plastic. All kinds, for toys, for cars, for doctors' gloves or mommy's fleece pullover. Furniture appliances containers airplanes food and product packaging, cigarette lighters and display racks, computers, fancy sports shoes and pens. It goes on and on.
Did TheWay Corp. make the ChopàKau™ action figure?
It's a little complex, but—
What's a little complex?
As far as you need concern yourself, my dear, nothing; nothing need be complex.
So?
As I was about to say, TheWay Corp. essentially made the material of the action figure. The plastic, you see? But that's only part of it. There's also the, uh, spirit of it.
What's that?
Well, that's the identity of the character that the plastic is shaped and painted to resemble: ChopàKau™! Courtesy of SonTenGa Bigger Nicer Intertainationment Corp., and the rest of their heady branding, marketing and merchandising cabal.
They made ChopàKau™?
Probably a bunch of their employees originally thought it up or found and recruited the idea if not also its designer. You see, like TheWay Corp. with the recipe, SonTenGa Corp. put their idea on TV, refined and backed it up with a plot-driven marketing blitz and boom! Millions!
Millions of what?
Dollars, action figures, day-trading toddlers, TV shows, games, co-promotions and dollars.
Is SonTenGa rich?
Very rich.
Is WenDonnelBellFCKing and TheWay Corp. very rich too?
Yes.
Mommy, are we rich?
Yes, darling. You, Timmy, your father and I are very rich. We are rich in our love for one another in the awesome experience of being a family; we are rich in spirit.
Oh…
Mommy?
Yes?
Where did I come from?
Well, God picked you specifically from the very best babies waiting to be born, and, when we loved each other enough and we asked Him for you, gave you to us as a teensy weensy little protobaby to grow and develop in Mommy's tummy until you were ready to be born.
Oh.