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Hello Cody

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.

Comments

  1. Librarian in the Woodwork says:

    on June 27, 2012 at 8:58 am
    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.

  2. Clover_in_the_Lawn says:

    on June 27, 2012 at 11:04 am
    Love Joe’s description – such is the deep joy in finding things!

  3. Very_Terrie says:

    on June 27, 2012 at 11:36 am
    It’s a thin line…between love and hate. Even thinner during those Hello Kitty years.

  4. Chrome Toaster in the Corner says:

    on June 28, 2012 at 12:43 pm
    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)

  5. Ron. Lavalette says:

    on June 30, 2012 at 1:38 am
    Cody is not cute, but he is funny. I have mixed feelings about him.