Q. Why is a rabbit that looks like its clapping so cute?
A. Because it's a huge contrast to a rabbit attacking the throats of Knights of the Round Table in search of the Holy Grail.
Posted by: Hasan at August 16, 2006 11:50 AMHasan has a perspective, which I can admittedly relate to having taken my Monty Python vows at an early age.
But... speaking seriously now... I think the image reminds adults of a time (or maybe an innocence, if that’s the word) that we only remember through the time-worn memories of our childhood.
When we’re young, everything seems new and by default wondrous - whether good or bad. "So that's what it feels like to stick a fork in the outlet! Guess I won't do THAT again..." As we age and our experiences widen and deepen, our sense of wonder at all things "new" begins to wane because you're drawing conclusions instead of just observing. But if we’re lucky and can recall that lost wonder, if only for a few moments, we remain the adult outside while recalling the child inside and label the wonder…cute.
So here's to all the cute and fuzzy bunnies of the world; may they neither change nor those who are fortunate enough to remember ever stop recalling the wonder.
Posted by: |mr|Darcy at August 16, 2006 8:06 PMFor me it's not the clapping hands. This bunny looks quite young and a baby anything starts pretty high up on the scale of cuteness.
Posted by: Outdoor Lens at August 23, 2006 8:53 PM