More on Googly Eyes

Dean: “You know what I hate? The backs of googly eyes are made of plastic instead of paper now, so they won’t stay on. They always come off.”

Zina: “I have some craft glue that would probably work better, but I’d have to supervise the kids when they use it.”

Dean: “They should be able to use white glue.”

Zina: “You’re passionate about this.”

Dean: “I am, because I have many happy memories of playing with googly eyes. There was a craft store on the way home from school in Hyrum and we would stop and buy googly eyes and pom-poms,* and I spent many happy hours making little pom-pom creatures which we had fun playing with. We would also take them to school and try to sell them.”

Zina: “That’s why you’re rich now.”

Dean: “Yeah, that’s when I decided that selling things wasn’t a fun way to make a living.”

*I did not note whether he said pom-pom or pompon, and of course you can’t determine a person’s spelling of googly eyes from hearing them say it.

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