Thursday, May 20, 2010

Addendum to The Hippy Theory

Back in March of 2007, I described the Hippy Theory, which states that magical things happen depending on the number of hippies present at a location. To summarize:

1 hippy is present: 1 hippy is present (and shampoo is not present).
2 hippies are present: a hacky sack or frisbee appears.
3 hippies are present: a friendly dog appears.

At that point in my research, my funding ran out and I ceased work until I could secure another grant. Then last weekend, I (with help from Johnny Utah) struck upon two new additions to the Hippy Theory. Here are two new points to the theory.

Whenever 4 hippies are present they, with their friendly dog and frisbee/hacky sack, will travel in a beat-to-shit van that runs on vegetable oil. Most often this van will be a Volkswagen Minibus, but this is not a certainty.

As soon as a fifth hippie enters the picture, the hippies will form a circle and do one of two things: 1) dance or 2) play drums, such as bongos or congas. This will be done most often at a summer festival or college quad. If you were to ask what song the hippies are playing in their drum circle, they will almost invariably answer with "something tribal."

AZT

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