The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

This post submitted by Lostinlimaohio, and approved out of sympathy by Sam.

By nature, I am a lazy person- which may explain why the "weekly guest spot" I fill here isn't always as "weekly" as it was suppose to be. But, dang it- I'm lazy at times. And that laziness is the simple reason I went from blogging (and commenting) as Lostinlimaohio to Lilo. Because, to be honest- I just got tired of having to type all those letters. For those who don't see the connection:

L ost
I n
L ima
O hio

See? Lilo. Short, sweet and just few enough letters that I don't become overwhelmed while typing it out a hundred times a day.

The odd thing was, when I started the whole "Lilo" business, the only other one I knew of was the famous little Lilo, from Lilo and Stitch. (I blame the kids for this knowledge) So, when I found "The History of Lilos" online, I was excited. E X C I T E D! I tell you. And amused. Because, I was on there. Along with funny little comments that, though not directed at this Lilo, were funny when I thought of them being said in reference to me.

Lilos were recently immortalised across the oceans by a Muggle called "Dodgy Dirk" in a Harry Potter story holding forth about how his inflatable lilo was punctured by a "dirty great flying lizard" otherwise known as the Common Welsh Green Dragon.

Ha, I was punctured. By a dirty great flying lizard.

I also found that I was beheaded in 1938... which may be a better excuse for my lack of weekly guest writing than just saying I'm lazy.

Norfolk District Council sensibly teaches children good lilo common sense urging children not to play on lilos on the sea unless the lilo is secured by a rope.

Oh, yeah... I'd like to see anyone attempt to secure me by a rope.

There has been poetry written about me, and I've been used as a safety device, and used as a bunker buster in wars. But, the best and so far funniest chunk of info about "me" came in the form of a warning... not to over inflate "your lilo".

(BTW, the site even has a great list of "place to take your lilo", if anyone is in the mood to vacation with me.)

So, if you've ever been interested in learning a bunch of stuff about me, while not really having anything at all to do with me, check it out.

This post submitted by Lostinlimaohio