Part II of my Labor Day entries far exceeds the others in popularity – something I gauge solely by the number of page views listed in my stats section.

“You go, little entry!” I thought, warmly. Except it sounded more like, “FUCK yeah!”

And then I read it.

Of the five, it’s not the best. So to what may I attribute its popularity?

Why, to the presence of a few little words: Calvin. Peeing. Bumper. Sticker.

Google refers a lot of people to my site when they search the Web for information about those cheeky decals. Labor Day II is the entry in which I discussed a few observations Doug and I made about the stickers; therefore, that entry has gotten about thirty more hits than the others.

Somehow, I’m really proud of this observation, like I’ve connected two elusive dots.

Speaking of dots, my latest curiosity is about a song called “Particle Man,” sung by They Might Be Giants. It’s a funny, quirky, and shoty little ditty. Here are the lyrics; read them, because they present a vitally important question. Okay? Go!

Particle Man, Particle Man,
Doing the things a particle can.
What's he like? It's not important.
Particle Man.

Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows. Particle Man.

Triangle Man, Triangle Man.
Triangle Man hates Particle Man.
They have a fight, Triangle wins.
Triangle Man.

Universe Man, Universe Man.
Size of the entire universe Man.
Usually kind to smaller man.
Universe Man.

He's got a watch with a minute hand,
Millennium hand and an eon hand.
When they meet it's a happy land.
Powerful man, Universe Man.

Person Man, Person Man.
Hit on the head with a frying pan.
Lives his life in a garbage can.
Person Man.

Is he depressed, or is he a mess?
Does he feel totally worthless?
Who came up with Person Man?
Degraded man, Person Man.

Triangle Man, Triangle Man.
Triangle Man hates Person Man.
They have a fight, Triangle wins.
Triangle Man.

This begs the question: What is up with Triangle Man? Why does he hate? And why does he always win when he gets into fights? What does he do that always leads to victory? Does Triangle Man cheat? Does he scratch and bite? I bet he does, the bitch.

I notice Triangle Man isn’t studly enough to pick a fight with Universe Man. Hah! Triangle Man is a big damn bully, that’s what. But shouldn’t Universe man, “usually kind to smaller man,” beat up Triangle Man for terrorizing smaller men like Particle and Person?

This is one tongue-in-cheek interpretation.

It’s a song. I know this. But… I don’t understand! What is UP with Triangle Man? What makes him so special?

I don’t trust that Triangle Man one bit. No sir.

reading the above link about particle man listening to “flood” by they might be giants, a 1990 album that includes “birdhouse in your soul,” the istanbul-constantinople song, and “particle man” loving accordions, because they’re one of society’s biggest underdogs what it all means being mental like this has really soothed my frayed spirit