"Happy Flippin' 50th Birthday!"

Happy birthday, Pluto Platter! At least that was the flying disc's name when Walter Morrison sold his invention to Wham-O late in January 1957. Later, in 1958, it became known as a Frisbee after the Frisbie Pie Company went out of business (1871-1958).

The story goes that Yale students used the leftover Frisbie Pie plates to toss around campus, and would yell "Frisbie!" to alert the catcher of the incoming disc. Some say it was the lids to the sugar cookie tins they made that were the favored flipper...suffice it to say Walter's ingenuity and hard work paid off handsomely.

Not that Mr. Morrison's creative talents came out of the blue...his father developed and patented the sealed beam headlights on cars. The apple didn't fall too far from the tree, eh?

And so we celebrate half a century of an American toy icon that has flown around the world hundreds of millions of times. Definitely lab approved. And Border Collie approved. And Australian Cattle Dog approved.

Personally, I was never much of a Frisbee thrower...and of all my incredible pups I've had through the years, not a one was even much of a fetcher...unless they fetched their Cool Whip food bowls. Now, if there were a national competition for speed-destruction of squeaky toys, I'd have a stable of front-runners...

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Monday's aren't the easiest of re-entries for me...sort of like kicking and screaming for the weekend not to end, refusing to organize my wares for the work day and week ahead with 3 double-shift days this week...and blog ideas don't necessarily come too quickly after taking a couple of days off. Maybe I'll start "MishMash Mondays" on the blog and let it be a lumping of interesting but unrelated topics I've kept in my craw. Hmmm....

I will leave you with the video link below...this gentleman actually appeared on one of the Sunday morning network news shows...just a great little story of a regular guy with anything but a regular talent, who went on to win "Britain's Got Talent" recently. Even if you don't care for this type of music, you will relate to his triumphant entrance through a newly opened door. This link is from early on in the competition, and is full of everything that is good and innocent as he takes the stage to sing for his supper..and now the Queen...

Congratulations, Paul Potts!