Jamie: "That's my hand, right there by my feet. See it? THAT'S MY HAND." (Not actually what Talking Broken Jamie bobblehead says.)
This is Broken Jamie.
Now, I won't lie to you: I receive a lot of, for lack of a better word, "doohickeys" in the mail that can be reviewed or discussed or can otherwise make appearances on the blog.
Recently, I received a set of talking Mythbusters bobbleheads.
The only problem was that Broken Jamie's hand is broken off. (This appeared to be a shipping issue, because the outside of the box was mushed, so I think it was the post office's fault.) Now, in a sense, this is hysterically funny, because his little hand has a detonator in it — well, a switch, anyway. So the clear implication was that Broken Jamie blew his hand off in an explosives mishap. This? This is an awesome idea.
Of course, that would imply that Broken Jamie failed to exercise proper explosives safety precautions, and that doesn't seem like something Broken Jamie would do. Broken Jamie tends to be the careful one. Raising the possibility that it was Non-Broken Adam's fault. Non-Broken Adam insists he is innocent.
Adam: "I don't know what he's talking about. I wasn't even here that day." (Not actually what Talking Adam bobblehead says.)
At first, I decided to keep Broken Jamie and Non-Broken Adam together, and simply leave the implication open that Broken Jamie had a horrible accident. Never let it be said I don't like a diorama with a dark sense of humor.
But after I wrote about this on Twitter, it made it back to the manufacturer of Broken Jamie, who vowed to replace him with a new Non-Broken Jamie, so that he and Non-Broken Adam can live out a happy life of adventure.
The only problem is that this leaves me with an Adam and two Jamies. I cannot have an Adam and two Jamies, any more than I could have Four Stooges or a Mulder and two Scullys or live in fear of the Five Horsemen Of The Apocalypse.
But then someone pointed out to me on Twitter that this is a perfect opportunity for me to destroy Broken Jamie in some spectacular manner, which I might even be able to document for you.
I am not sure, however, whether this is the right end for Broken Jamie. Wouldn't I feel guilty? How could I, for instance, smash Broken Jamie with a hammer? Maybe if it were Broken Ryan Seacrest. (Just kidding, Ryan Seacrest!) But Broken Jamie?
Thus, I am throwing the question open to you. What to do with Broken Jamie?
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