Lynn McCarty really misses her giant pink hippo Henrietta. No, not a real hippo, but a 300-pound fiberglass one last seen speeding away from her El Dorado Hills, California, home in the bed of a white Ford truck.
“It’s not fair, it’s not right, they need to bring her back,” she told KOVR-TV in Sacramento, California. She suspected more than one person took part in the heist, and that it was well-planned.
Ms. McCarty purchased the hippo about ten years ago from a children’s zoo when it was retired with peeling paint and a broken mouth.
Lynn McCarty's Hippo
If you’ve seen Lynn McCarty’s wayward hippo, please let her know!
You know the expression, “when pigs fly”??? As in, “Yeah, my dad will clean out his garage when pigs fly.” Well, now we can change it up to “when hippos fly.” You will not believe how silly this video is. It takes place in France – those kooky French!
Do they even have hippos in France? Here’s another one.
My new favorite site: WordHippo.com. Go there now and type in any word you want. I typed in hippo (of course!) and didn’t really find any synonyms for it (duh!) but then I scrolled down and found the translations for the word hippo in other languages which was lots of fun. Check it out!
“Amelia and her beau danced the polka until the early morning hours” reads this clever magnet of Sir Hippo with his beloved Amelia. Magnet is printed in black and white on a flat magnetic backing and measures about 2″ x 3″. This makes a fun little gift or stocking stuffer and is perfect for your refrigerator collection!
This fun little magnet is a Hippo Mojo Exclusive which means you won’t find it anywhere else!
Detail of the Polka Dancing Hippo Magnet
The image is a 19th century illustration by Napoleon Sarony and was featured as the cover for sheet music of the “The Hippopotamus Polka”, published in the early 1850’s by W. Hall & Son of New York.
Are you placing a last minute order from us? You know it won’t be there for Christmas, right? But you can still give your recipient something: just download our IOU and tuck it into someone’s stocking. See this link for more info.
The Singing & Dancing Christmas Hippo is back in stock and ready for purchase! This is a very popular holiday item that will be appreciated even by non-hippo lovers! This hippo girl wears a silly Santa suit and twirls around singing a clip from the song, “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas.” If you aren’t familiar with that song (you’re kidding me, right?) just click on the song title to hear it. If you have any kids in your house you should totally buy this item for them – it’s a guaranteed hit!
Wow! I have to say–in a totally unscientific way and without actually counting anything or researching this in any way–that the Microwaveable Lavender Stuffed Hippo is by far the most popular item in my store. These puppies just fly out the door and into the waiting arms of happy hippopotamaniacs everywhere.
Microwaveable Lavender Stuffed Hippo
I can totally understand why these are so popular. They are cute, soft, and cuddly, and you can stick them in the microwave for a minute and they come out warm and fragrant. I took Hippo Mojo on the road last week to a vendor fair and every time someone passed by my booth, I stuck one of these little guys into their arms. Every single person loved them! Except for one old curmudgeon who didn’t like the smell of lavender. Oh dear, can’t please everyone.
Still, these hippos make a wonderful gift item. Give one to your old grandmother who always has cold feet. She can warm it up in the microwave and take it to bed with her. What? She doesn’t own such a newfangled contraption? Well, buy her one of those, too! I mean, don’t you love your grandmother? Get to it, people!
Wow! We’ve had a great response to our Thanksgiving 15% off everything in the store sale. I thank everyone who purchased and visited our site recently for your support and patronage. The sale ends tonight, November 30th, so get some early shopping done. Can you believe that tomorrow is December 1st and we only have about 3 weeks until Christmas? And I have already heard holiday music playing at the post office!
Tiny Hippo Earrings
In other site news, we’ve dropped the price on our Tiny Hippo Earrings from $14.95 to $9.95. What was I thinking, charging $14.95? $9.95 is a much better price, don’t you agree? What are you waiting for, buy some today!
I’m just in love with these hippo patches. I wish I was five years old again so I could ask my mommy to sew them all over my clothes. I tried to put some on my son’s shirts, but he’s six now and is more interested in super heroes and Transformers. Oh well, selling them on Hippo Mojo is the next best thing! These patches are made of a really cool Ikea fabric and they come in apple red or lime green. They are custom made for us by a talented Etsian. They are easy to apply – just iron on!
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