In our weekly interview about objects, the podcast host and author tells us about the childhood friend she left in a video store, and the Glomesh bag she’d save in a fire
Wet hair? Bang, dry! Straight hair? Bang, curly! Frizzy hair? Forget about it, sweetheart, that hair is smooth as silk. Plus, I think because it acts as so many appliances in one, it’s a good bang-for-your-buck useful object.
Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning To fit in, I needed a quirky pet – desperately. So I collected a snail from the garden, popped it into a two-litre yoghurt container, filled it with sticks and leaves, and covered it over the top with cling wrap. I poked some holes in it and showed mum my new best friend, Happy the snail.
That night, I was so proud of Happy that when mum was taking us to the video shop, I took the snail with me. I figured I might be able to show off my cool, quirky pet if I ran into any of the girls from school. With Happy securely inside the yoghurt container, wrapped in my arms, we trotted down to the shop.
When we got home with our video, I realised I’d left Happy behind , and forced mum to call the shop and see if he was there. But he couldn’t be found. Vale, Happy the snail.
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