Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:
Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life. Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question. Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers! It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on…
This week’s question:
Have you ever seen/been a FIMMpersonator?
FIMM (Foot in Mouth Man) is the Art of Eloquence mascot and resident MIScommunicator. He sticks his foot in his mouth so often he has Athlete’s Tongue! He is a cartoon character who started off on my blog. People loved to read FIMM’s wacky misadventures so much that he quickly became very popular. It’s so much more fun to learn communication skills by pointing miscommunication out in OTHERS, especially when it’s so funny.
Very soon FIMM’s Fame grew and we moved him to our website where he now has his own video. FIMM has been a guest on Grace Talk Soup, a speaker at the Say What You Mean Convention, a tShirt line over at CafePress called FIMM Wear, a fan club on Facebook, and now his own eBook, FIMMology 101: The Study of the Humorous Sins of Our Mouths which includs the best of Foot in Mouth Man’s misadventures!
While nobody communicates as badly as FIMM, everyone is a FIMMpersonator at times in their lives. Even Ronald Reagan, The Great Communicator must have had times when he stuck his foot in mouth. We all do. I take those times, exaggerate them to the fullest extent of the funny bone and post it once a month.
After more than two years of writing for FIMM (and for the first two he had WEEKLY episodes!) I was running out of ideas so I had FIMM get married and have quintuplettes: Timm, Jimm, Slimm, Kimm and Enrique. Thankfully in blog years, kids grow up pretty quick so now I am beginning to FIMMerize his children so I have introduced some FIMM Faux Pas that involve his now 4 year old’s. But, I’m always on the look out for a good FIMM storyline.
That’s where you come in this week! Most of the FIMM episodes are taken from real life, things I’ve done or seen. So this week, I thought I’d ask for ideas from your life. If I use your suggestion, I’ll give you credit when I post it too. Have you ever seen or been a FIMMpersonator? Share your story here!
JoJo’s Answer:
There are several FIMM episodes that come from real life, things I saw and one thing I actually typed! Due to a typo, I said something like…”Unfortunately, so and so and his wife are no longer speaking…” making it sound as if they were getting a divorce or something. What I had meant was that they were no longer on the speaking circuit.
What about you? Ever see or been a FIMMpersonator? Happens to the best of us! Share your story!
Have you ever seen/been a FIMMpersonator?
Please post your answers here as a blog comment. Then post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about YOUR readers!
