"The purpose is not to understand the world but to change it." -- Karl Marx
Here it is! A rare photo of the ED! creature in its native
environment. Well, kind of. Click on the small picture above to see the
full-size image.
Be sure to check out the collection of quotes that Gaul and myself have put together.
Below is the most recent version of the ED! FAQ. Thank you to all
who submitted questions. We have received quite a few questions so far,
but we still need your help. Please send all of your questions,
no matter how big or small, how normal or twisted, to mork@vcn.bc.ca
with the subject 'ED! FAQ'. Keep checking this page for the latest updates.
ED! FAQ-- Latest Revision: February 10, 1996.
: How does it feel to be Ed?
Sometimes.
: What is Ed?
It's commonly believed to be a greenish berry, but it's all a lie!
: When did you first realize you were Ed?
Well, I went to this big convention and they were handing out name
tags and guess what mine said? Right! "ED!"
: What do you think about the future of Ed?
It looks kind of like a pinecone, yet completely different.
: Tell me a bit about Ed.
Okay, no problem.
: Ed, can I ask you how?
Only if it makes you happy.
: What's your favorite thing to do when you're camping?
Trade jokes with the lake.
: How do you win 6,000 air miles?
Buy a heck of a lot of Spam.
: What is Ed composed of?
No.
: What does Ed enjoy doing?
Well, when I get up in the morning, and I get up, I get out of
bed and I try to look for some something and if I get up and I'm looking
for some something I try to find it and then sometimes after that, I'll
sometimes try to find some something else if I have time.
: How many Eds are in existence?
There's only one true Ed.
: Where did Ed come from?
Well, there's this place, and then in this place they have some
somethings, and sometimes these somethings, like, swirl together and sometimes
if these somethings swirl together they like swirl around together and
then sometimes they make these somethings and once these somethings were
swirling together and they made this something and then it was one particularly
special something, so for this something they decided they'd have to give
it a name and since it was a particularly majestic something they decided
to call this something Ed.
: Do you enjoy being Ed?
Sometimes it's hard, because everyone look up to you as an example
so you have to be perfect in everything you do, but that's not really all
that bad because I was born perfect anyway.
: What advice does Ed have for the world?
In everything you do, strive to do everything in a way which is.
: What is Ed's opinion on Spam?
Well, one neat thing about Spam is that every part of it is the
same; there's no core or peel so you don't have to spit any of it out,
or keep any pieces in a jar. I think one way they can improve it is by
making rainbow Spam, because then you could have a new and fulfilling experience
every time you open a can.
: Is Ed solid, liquid or gas for the most part?
Depends totally on what I'm eating.
: Does Ed have human feelings?
Well, sometimes when the things that swirl swirl together, they
swirl together in shapes like feelings and since I was the perfect combination
of swirly things when I was swirled together I got himan emotions, but
I also got more developed emotions such as those of a platypus.
: What's Ed's favorite color?
Well, one thing mose people don't seem to understand is that in
the land of the somethings that swirl we have colors that humans can't
see, like the color gerflK, which is my favorite color.
: Does Ed have any supernatural powers?
Well, I have been known to be very good at opening and closing
safety pins with the power of my mind. And I also have the power to invent
other powers in case I get bored, like the power to make peanuts turn into
large, sea-dwelling creatures.
: Now Ed, what's the deal with the safety pins?
When you get up in the morning and you're a person that was made
from the swirly somethings and then when you get up, you need some way
to keep in contact with the land of the swirly things. But that's not the
safety pins-- I have no idea what they're for.
: How many pins do you have?
As many as it takes.
: What's Ed's most diabolical scheme?
Once I was going to invent the power to take over the world, but
I was too tired because it was late.
: Ed, tell me about cheese. . .
Most people think cheese is just a brick of old milk, but they
are actually highly intelligent beings from another land. Not the land
of the swirly somethings, but the land of the bouncing nothings.
: Ed?
Sometimes, but a lot of times it just doesn't work out like it
should and the whole thing just falls apart.
: What does tofu mean to you?
It's white, it's tasteless, and it's not much for conversation.
: How does Ed plan to create world peace?
I think world peace is a dumb idea because if everyone's all eaceful
and one guy get's mad, he could take over the world realy wasily and then
we'd all have to listen to him and he could makes us do anything he wants,
like wash his dishes.
: Does Ed know Bo?
Why would I want to?
: Has Ed ever thought about renaming himself?
Yeah, but when the swirly somethings were swirling together they
called me Ed, so I really didn't have a say in the matter because if you
want to be perfect you have to have the perfect name.
: What's Ed's favorite moment in history?
The time when the pomegranates took over the world using nothing
but will power-- that inspired me!
: Does Ed know any other famous perosnalities?
I used to know the guy that invented the electric cheese grater,
but I forgot.
: Could you run around in circles for me like a chicken
with its head cut off?
Yes.
: What's Ed's favorite polka tune?
Hmmm... practically anything with a good accordian solo.
: What's Ed's goal in life?
To make the world a better place so when I dies the world will
go back to being really lame and I can have a good laugh at everyone's
expense.
: Is it true you're forming a cult around yourself?
Yeah, it started out as a group of heavily armed radicals, but
it's gradually evolving into a more civilized Ed-following organization.
: If you were a banana and lived on the planet of the
apes, would you be scared?
Sometimes, but most likely I'd be such a wonderfully perfect banana
that none of the apes would be able to bring themselves to eat me.
: Does Ed have any pearls of wisdom to share with us?
"If you live in the world of mice, it's probably
not a good idea to dress up as a piece of cheese."
"Ducks like Spam, wolves like Spam, so what's the deal with potatoes?"
"If you ever make friends with a blob of jelly, don't be mean
to him or he won't be your friend anymore."
"Don't eat your own legs."
"Why do they call asparagus asparagus? Because to me it looks
like a chorniftiller!"
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