Hello Cody

hellocody

FOUND by Joe in Albany, Oregon

These three pages from a Hello, Kitty sticky pad fell from a book that my girlfriend was browsing at Goodwill. Neither of us can recall what the book was. We think there are three interwoven layers here – first, the obsessive “I love Cody/Cody is Cute/Cody is Funny” repetitive text, then the furious counter-offensive “I HATE CODY/HE’S UGLY/HE is Not Funny” text. We think the “He is retarded” was likely added by a compassionate friend – and finally, “So long ago” kind of sums up the whole middle school “Hello Kitty” love/hate thing. Whatever the case may be, if I were Cody, I’d watch my back. Whoever wrote this has a black pen, and he or she is not afraid to use it.

We’ve spent a remarkable amount of time thinking about this.

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  • Librarian in the Woodwork

    Cody had never had a problem with self esteem. He was full of it (note to self: determine whether that qualifies as ‘double entendre.’)  It was his alter ego, the Evil Cody — who burst out whenever the medication wore off — that was filled with self-loathing. They made a great team. Usually.

  • Clover_in_the_Lawn

    Love Joe’s description – such is the deep joy in finding things!

  • Very_Terrie

    It’s a thin line…between love and hate. Even thinner during those Hello Kitty years.

  • Chrome Toaster in the Corner

    Ahhh love.. unrequited. Cody was the name of my first crush (started the moment I first spied him on the first day of Kindergarten, and continues to this day- even though .. well.. he’s OLD now. LOL)

    I like at the bottom of the I Love Cody page it says, “I love him because..” (can’t read what’s in the brighter red ink)

    Excellent Finder’s Blurb, Joe! (I love the title of the Find, too)

  • Ron. Lavalette

    Cody is not cute, but he is funny.  I have mixed feelings about him.