Three of us - JC, Xerxes and I - were in the car at the flashing light in our hamlet. In front of us was a car with a serious kayak strapped to its roof.
Me: That's that I want.
JC: No - I want one that can carry two people.
X: No, we want one that's closed...
JC: Yes - the kind you sit on top of and just paddle around the lake.
Me: Forget it. I want a Swan Boat. I'm going to Get Fit the Swan Boat Way.
Silence.
Me: THE SWAN BOAT WAY, I said.
I'm pretty sure the swan boat would kick my ass.
Posted by: moreena | Saturday, 05 August 2006 at 11:21 PM
Who wouldn't want a Swan Boat? It's good enough for Disneyland Paris!
Posted by: Elizabeth | Sunday, 06 August 2006 at 12:11 AM
a swan boat. that would make a good Olympic event.
Posted by: Be | Sunday, 06 August 2006 at 07:49 PM
They still make those. I remember them from Verona park when I lived in New Jersey as a child. Haven't seen them since.
Posted by: raehan | Monday, 07 August 2006 at 12:39 AM
I'm with you I want the swan boat!
Posted by: Michelle | Monday, 07 August 2006 at 12:32 PM
"These have proved such a major public draw wherever introduced that in most cases additional craft have been ordered."
Sweet! Let's order a fleet of them! Can you say "group discount"??
Posted by: Plain Jane Mom | Monday, 07 August 2006 at 01:21 PM
I totally heart you Bettie Bookish.
Posted by: peripateticpolarbear | Tuesday, 08 August 2006 at 10:43 PM