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Rebecca Rhoads's avatar

Seems I remember a commercial with dancing raisins. Now I realize they were cockroaches. There is nothing boring in Markville. 😉

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yikes! I am rarely bored in Markville either. 🤣

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Question: Is it the happiness, per se, that is against the law in Boringville, or is it the public display of it? I mean, if I lived there, would I have to keep my joy and my funky dancing in the closet? Sort of a don't ask, don't tell sort of deal?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Happiness is fine, but they try to maintain a consistent level of boringness. Funky dancing is not boring, therefore it is unacceptable public behavior. It could lead to all kinds of excitement. The horror!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I supposed sex is frowned upon, too, as it can lead to dancing... Oh, wait, maybe it is the other way around...?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I believe public sex is illegal almost everywhere. In Boringville, you would feel the wrath of Sheriff Stoppit for sure!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Well, I just hope they have that posted on a sign at the outskirts of town.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

The sign reads Welcome to Boringville, Where nothing exciting happens. Please remain calm.

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Kim Smyth's avatar

Oh Mark, you kill me with all the clever names in Boringville. 😆

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Sorry, murder is too exciting for Boringville.

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3musesmerge's avatar

🤔 I donut have a witty reply for this one.

Oh cruller!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

My eyes are glazing over. 🍩😉

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3musesmerge's avatar

🤭

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3musesmerge's avatar

There’s a song lyric that I’ve glommed onto… nothing to do with bakeries, but relevant to this thread about crawling raisins.

“I’ve been having revelations and I’m going to let them shine.”

Oh boy! The excitement!

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

We had a similar disturbance in Dulltown, but it was the donut shop, and the police were at the forefront of the protest.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

🤣 What goes around comes around. 🍩😉

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

Turns out it was actual raisins, and that just made things worse! Gaaak! Raisins in donuts?!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

That does sound disgusting. Put them in a pastry if you must, but not a donut!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

In Canada, non-donut pastries with raisins in them are called "Dutchies", but the origin of the term escapes me.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

They are called Danish here sometimes. Maybe from their origins?

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Likely.

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

Worth a citation or two. Or six.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Indeed.

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