Journal - coincidence of Christmas

There is a song I've been hearing for the past few weeks at work that annoys me because it sounds like it is sung by a grown woman pretending to be a cute and sexy child, asking her sugar-daddy for some special present. I couldn't quite figure out what she was asking for though. Finally, one of my colleagues listened closely and sussed it out.

"I want a hippopotamus for Christmas"*

Today, while I was outside collected carriages, I noticed a decal on the back of a van. It was a pink little girl with a great big hippopotamus on a leash. I had a laugh and went on working.

* This is NOT the version they play at the store. All the music overhead is store-brand covers. Some are pretty good.