I love Pandas!

I love pandas! Today while talking to Nancy I was reminded of my "thing" for 熊貓, that's the proper nomenclature in the native tongue, which literally translates to "bear cat". At one point I joined a fb group called "Fuck college. I wanna be a panda." They are quite possibly the most adorable creatures to walk the planet and most definitely are the cutest and most lovable creature from China. They don't want any trouble. All they want to do all day is sit and eat a shit ton of bamboo.

When I was growing up, Sanrio of Hello Kitty fame came up with a character called Badz-Maru. I never knew what species he was supposed to represent but the Sanrio website says he is a penguin (he does not look like a penguin, they did a much better job with Tuxedo Sam, which I lurrrrved). But what makes him interesting is not his indeterminate origins, but the fact that he always rolls at least 2 deep in his posse and one member of his crew is a panda called Pandaba. I did not know Pandaba's back story or gender either but he/she rocks my world. Just take a look. No matter what the rest of the posse is dressed up as, Pandaba is inevitably rockin the tutu. The guys could be out on a picnic, space travel, whatever, Pandaba stays strong and commits to that tutu outfit and half open eyes.

While cribbing this photo from the Japanese Sanrio website, here's what I found out about Pandaba. Pandaba is a she, from a rocky mountain in China, has "quite a twisted personality, and she responds well to flattery", her skills include speed eating dumplings and can fit 100 in her mouth in one time! and she listens to rap music. Wow. Tell me we are not the same person/panda!

So in summary, pandas rule. I fuckin love pandas.