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Originally, the idea was to have Peep Jousting here. "What's Peep Jousting?" you might ask. Well, you know what a Peep is, right? They're disgusting chick-shaped marshmallows that come out around Easter. Since it wasn't Easter when I made this page, I couldn't buy any to take pictures of, so you'll have to check out the graphics I stole from Just Born's Official Marshmallow Peeps Website. That's a box of the nasty, yellow critters to the left. |
| Anyhow, if you place Peeps in a microwave and set it for one or two minutes, they'll swell up. Actually, any generic marshmallow will do this, but it's much more fun if they're chicken-shaped. To have a Peep Joust, simply stick a toothpick in two Peeps, place them facing each other in a microwave, and fire that sucker up. Soon enough, the two Peeps will swell and one will stab the other one with its toothpick jousting lance. Sounds fun, doesn't it? Problem number one: It was October. As I mentioned earlier, there were no Peeps in sight and it wouldn't be Easter for quite a while. |
| It was, however, nearing Halloween and there were other themed marshmallows available from the fine people at Just Born, the creators of Peeps. I bought a pack of Spooky Cats (another stolen picture to the right, there) and a pack of Ghosts. Surely they would be suitable for jousting, I thought. I'll take them home, pop them in the microwave, film it and have a delightful evening. |  |
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Enter problem number two: The door to my microwave has a mesh-like layer that severly hindered visibility. I was disappointed until I noticed my trusty Black And Decker Toast R Oven. Surely that would provide an adequate arena for some Spooky Cat and Ghost Jousting, I thought to myself. Enter problem number three: Spooky Cats and Ghosts don't have big butts like Peeps to stand on. The things kept falling over. I tried various techniques of propping them up with toothpicks before I got things going smoothly. |
| But there was an upside to all of this. The Toast R Oven does exactly what it should to marshmallows: it toasts them. Instead of just swelling, the Spooky Cats and Ghosts blistered, charred and often burst into flames if I placed them too close to the heating rods. It was much more exciting than simple puffing up. I spent a delightful evening filming toasting marshmallows melt into charred puddles of goo. The only drawback was the heat my Toast R Oven put out. You wouldn't think of it making as much heat as it did, but in retrospect I suppose it was to be expected when you keep the thing running for almost an hour straight. |
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Click on the Arena of Death above to view the horrendous tortures inflicted upon unsuspecting Spooky Cats and Ghosts. For those that are interested, that's a King Kong and Empire State Building salt and pepper set sitting on top of my Toast R Oven. They were a birthday gift. I wouldn't be surprised if Archie McPhee carried a similar set. If you want to skip around, here's a handy index: Introduction Round One: A Single Spooky Cat Round Two: Spooky Cat vs Ghost Round Two & 1/2: Tragedy! Round Three: Ghost vs Ghost Round Four: Spooky Cat vs Spooky Cat Round Five: Ghost vs Spooky Cat Round Six: Gang Fight Round Seven: Sacrifice |
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