My mum has just returned from a trip to China and so we faithfully trouped over to her house yesterday to hear all about what a great time she had. Along with the usual presents that get given - silk dresses for the girls, kites for the boys, china ornaments and tea for me and hub, was a statue of Buddha. I looked at Buddha and the conversation went like this...
Me: Mum! What have you given me here? Look what he's got between his legs.
Mum: It's one of those cowbell things that the Buddhists ring.
Me: No it isn't!
Mum: It is!
And so it went on. Afterwards I thought that perhaps my brain is being affected by all the smut I read, but even hub said that it looked nothing like a cowbell.
So I'm handing it over to you. Is that a cowbell between Buddha's legs?
Sorry for the crappy photo. My camera isn't too great.
Ummm... I really hadn't seen THIS particular Buddha variation before! It's apparently taken a moment AFTER... since he looks so relaxed. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt surprised me too, Chris. I hope Mum wasn't thinking it might be like a fertility charm cos I don't need that thanks!
ReplyDelete*snerk* This is one of those stories that will be brought up at family gatherings for years to come. "Remember when mum went to China and brought back...?"
ReplyDeleteDefinitely NOT a cowbell.
At least it's not a tanuki, I guess... ain't nothin' left to misinterpretation there!
ReplyDeleteThe Buddha has a happy. heh
ReplyDeleteNot a cowbell.
ReplyDeleteGiven the placement of his hands, I'm thinking he's just getting started.
Definitely not a cow bell. Nice try for oblivious on your Mum's part though. LOL
ReplyDeleteJenre, Once again, you just made my day.
ReplyDeleteThat. Is. Awesome.
MORE COWBELL MORE!
LB (too tired to sign in as not so famous author today.)
Damn. You can tell how tired I am, I misspelled Buddha.
ReplyDeleteJordan: Hub though it was hilarious but Mum refused to admit that she'd bought me a statue sporting a huge boner.
Chris: I was going to say that you couldn't get more obvious than my Buddha, but it looks like you can :).
ReplyDeleteKB: Yep he's definitely got something to be happy about there :).
ReplyDeleteWren: He looks like he's just finding that special place in his head before things get interesting for him.
ReplyDeleteTam: She was trying really hard with the innocence act :).
ReplyDeleteLB: Well, I'm glad my Buddha has brightened your day. I think he maybe has enough cowbell going on there. :)
ReplyDeleteUm, yeah...
ReplyDeleteSean: Yeah it's a cowbell, or that it's not a cowbell?
ReplyDeleteUnless a cowbell has been circumcised it looks like male pee-pee (to me)
ReplyDeleteLOL. Nope, not a cowbell.
ReplyDeleteSo where are you going to display *happy* Buddha?
Lol - not a cowbell. :)
ReplyDeleteJen, wow, your mom's awesome (even if it was inadvertent)! I don't even think that's a Buddha. It's got to be some kind of Chinese fertility demon!
ReplyDeleteHe might be a monk, but that's definitely not Buddha! >_<
ReplyDeleteNot to mention Buddhists also don't use cowbells.
He kind of looks like he's holding up his robes and presenting his jewels.
I'm still trying to figure out why his head is so big (and his cowbell's so small). I thought Buddhas had big bellies. This one looks hydrocephalic.
ReplyDeleteKZ - it's cause he's thinking so hard (no pun) about what he's about to do!
ReplyDeleteNope!
ReplyDeleteYou all have dirty minds. It's definitely a cow bell.
ReplyDeleteHi Smokin'
ReplyDeleteYep, that was pretty much my assessment at the time :).
Richelle: Well, that's another 'interesting' discussion I had with hub. The general consensus was that it's going on a shelf in our bedroom which is a room the kids don't go into much.
ReplyDeleteLesley: That's what I said. My mum, however, was adamant that it was :).
ReplyDeleteVal: This is what I thought too. I kept thinking that surely statues of Buddha didn't usually have him looking so...erm...happy. But I Googled Chinese fertility symbols and couldn't find anything that looked like my little Buddha.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is a happy little buddha, lol!
ReplyDeleteCaitlin: He kind of looks like he's holding up his robes and presenting his jewels.
ReplyDeleteROFL! That's one way of looking at it :).
Maybe it's not Buddha. Maybe it's just some round little happy Chinese guy.
KZ: I've no idea. Just as I've no idea what possessed my mum to get it in the first place.
ReplyDeleteIngrid: I'm glad I've got your support on this :).
ReplyDeleteKris: Liar! You KNOW what it is and the show of innocence doesn't work on me :P.
ReplyDeleteJanna: He's got a lot to be happy about :).
ReplyDeleteOmg I'm crying I'm laughing so hard - I'm not kidding. After reading the convo with your mom I certainly expected the cowbell to look like, well, a cowbell.
ReplyDeleteThe I started reading all of the comments here and laughed more. KZ's sent me into a fit and I haven't stopped crying since. Omg that's funny.
Definitely not a cowbell. And he looks like he's gonna punch it.
Hey! Unless he's got some weird kind of piercing as far as I'm aware a dick doesn't come with handles.
ReplyDeletePenis shaped coffee cup?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's some ye olde worlde penis pump??
ReplyDeleteChris directed me to this bit of penile hilarity - thank you so much for the laugh! I hope Super Happy Buddha has a special place in your home - you can't help but smile when you see the little guy.
ReplyDelete"KZ - it's cause he's thinking so hard (no pun) about what he's about to do!"
ReplyDeleteOr else he's got a serious blockage that's forcing certain bodily fluids upward.
Jenre, it kinda looks like a regular temple priest with a bell in his hands (honestly!). Seen them around. Tho not looking exactly like that, heh..
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Oh, that's definitely made my morning! ;D
ReplyDelete*points* More proof of why I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI'll just enjoy the thought of the factory where this happy fellow was mass produced and how hard they laughed when they made him. Knowing, knowing he's going to end up proudly displayed by Mum's everywhere around the world.
It could have been worse, just imagine what the happy elephant statues look like.
Tracy: I'm glad that you managed to find my little statue amusing :).
ReplyDeleteKris: There aren't any handles!
ReplyDeleteHi Bronwyn
ReplyDeleteNice of you to drop by :).
The 'special place in my house' is half hidden behind the TV in my bedroom cos hub doesn't want it anywhere in sight!
Hi Salina
ReplyDeleteI'm willing to concede that he may be a temple priest rather than Buddha - my Mum visited lots of temples on her tour of China - but it's definitely not a cowbell :).
JL: I'm glad to have brought a smile to your face this morning :).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chrissy :).
ReplyDeleteI don't even want to speculate what a happy elephant version would look like!
Thanks for the pic Jen...
ReplyDeleteI need that and not only is it not a cowbell- it's a shiny one too...
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