The “unloading your baggage” merit badge: because writing is cheaper than therapy.
Unless you go to a really cheap therapist. Like this one I used to see who charged a chili dog and a Mountain Dew for each session. Only then it turned out he wasn’t actually a licensed therapist. You don’t know how embarrassing it is to have the sixteen-year-old girl working the register at Dairy Queen be the one to explain that sort of thing to you. And now I realize that’s probably why I still cry every time I see a bottle of Mountain Dew.
I think I need to go journal.
This is part of the merit badges for writers series, and may be posted on your site or blog. Have you earned this badge? Will you never earn it? Tell us why in the comments.
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Hush and tell me where the Golden Ticket is! (If you don’t know the scene let me know and I will see what I can do)
I am now RACKING MY BRAIN
You can write on the cheap, but I’m pretty sure the process of writing is throwing such a monkey wrench into my life that now I *need* therapy! On the other hand, writing does lead to a sense of calm and balance like nothing else. Where does that leave me on this badge? Have to think about it. Love the tiny luggage labels!
DQuartermane, ??? (Clue for the clueless? When Em is done racking.)
I’m done racking, it’s getting me nowhere slowly.
Hey Em,
Maybe me and you need to do a movie quote trivia blog/site. So many quotes correct and you get a badge. Now come on you all, I gave you a huge clue with the Golden Tickets. It can’t be that hard to figure out the movie that should be on everyone’s shelf.
I mean it is on your shelf, right…
I know the Golden Ticket movie, but can’t figure it out ex-act-ly.
Just to be evil, I am going to wait until later tonite to reveal the answer. *insert evil laugh here*
I know the Golden Ticket movie as well. (I think there’ s only the one? If so, I’ve read the book, too, but it has been many years.) But I’m trying to connect it with– chili dog? Dairy Queen? cheap therapist? I don’t know!
Pretty evil, DQuartermane!
Okay here is the grand answer everyone. In the 1971 version of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory there is a scene after the contest has been announced to the world. A man is on a Psychiatrist couch talking to the Doctor about having “those dreams again”. The Doctor begins to babble to the patient about dreams bad and such when the Patient tells him that in the dream a Golden Ticket will be revealed.
The Psychiatrist asks where the ticket is and the Patient begins that dreams are a manifestation are insanity and the Psychiatrist shouts “Shut up and tell me where the Golden Ticket is!”
Forgive the long winded response ya’ll. Tried looking for a YouTube clip of the scene in question but no luck.
P.S. I forgot to mention I had just seen Willy Wonka recently and seeing “Unloading your baggage” just reminded of that scene from the movie.
THANK YOU. It is all clear to me now.
Oh right! Yes, I can see the connection now. So funny!