Ah, Dorothy...

Dorothy. Here someone has used her character to mark a section of the parking let near a shopping center. She is perhaps the most reviled literary character in history -- to native Kansans like myself. Especially someone like myself who has gone to other parts of the country. Sooner or later you are going to hear the Dorothy joke if you are from Kansas. The Wizard of Oz was actually a pretty good movie for its time. Lucy and I got to see it in the theater a few years ago in Albuquerque. What I remember from that was the fact that the theater was FULL of little kids and I was dreading trying to watch it...yet once the movie started you didn't hear a peep from them. They were mesmerized I guess. The story is great. Before the Lord of the Rings trilogy came out it was Lucy's favorite movie. Even I used to watch it once a year as a kid. One of the networks showed it once annually and we always watched it. I didn't grow weary of the Dorothy references until I grew older and started to travel. Actually, how could you revile her? She was so pretty with those twin ponytails and enchanting smile. I'm realizing that it isn't Dorothy we hate; it's all those "Where's Dorothy?" jokes.
Posted by Wayne at August 12, 2006 11:54 PM