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Monday, March 26, 2012

A Flea and a Fly

A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
--Ogden Nash



JJ Hubby flew to Thunder Bay this morning on business, and while he was in the Toronto airport, he spotted a...... flea circus! I told him this was definitely blog-worthy :) Love the details - especially the high dive platform! 



I'm guessing the fleas were in the midst of a costume change.... ?

18 comments:

  1. LOL!! Very cute poem and adorable flea circus!! Wonder what Antiques Road Show would make of that??!!

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  2. Lovey poem by Ogden Nash...I never knew what a 'flea circus' was. I am learning all the time :)

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  3. I never knew either :) It's so cute :)

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  4. That is so cute, what a great find :)

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  5. I love whimsical things like this - if only my local airport had anything this interesting!

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  6. I love it! What an amazing thing to run across.

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  7. Well this just makes me itch, lol. Like you said, the detailing in amazing, and I love the poem.

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  8. I have heard the term "Flea Circus" but never guessed it was actually something like this. It's a great find JJ's Hubby, very interesting and so colourful.

    Bu,t like Tracey I suddenly feel an itch.....

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  9. That is so cute! Except for it being for fleas lol! Lovely to find things that are different. Just noticed I was scratching myself haha

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  10. Well, I've never seen anything like that. I want one! Too cute.
    :-D

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  11. Wow how Fabulous Jane..tres cool..this is wicked-fun!
    Beautifully unique!!!Lucky girl!! enjoy !
    Victoria

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  12. Jane I have never seen a flea circus in person as of yet .. but wow ! this looks amazing and so darn cute .. kids would have a blast imagining all the little fleas doing their tricks and acts : )
    Joy

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  13. This is a hoot! ***Now imagining the fleas and their itty-bitty costumes!***

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  14. I have never seen a flea circus in real life though I have seen them on showcased on TV. I was surprised to see that there are several of them still in existence today.

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  15. I've never seen one either. Magical little things, aren't they?? Love your new page set up, too, jane!

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  16. Cool picture. I've seen a flea circus in New York- it was quite funny. The guy sold programs and magnifying glasses before the show. It looked very different than this one. It had 2 fleas that did all of the tricks... midge & marge, or something like that. The guy who did it was really funny. ... I found the program- its at trained fleas.com

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    1. Hi Mary, How very interesting!! That's something you'd certainly never forget seeing :)

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