Getting Goosed at Work

As has been documented on this blog, there are some strange sights to be seen when working at the Big J. One never quite knows what is going to appear when one walks down the halls. You expect it near the prop shops and in the halls near the Drama Studios. You don't quite expect it when walking past I.T. -- though, I seriously should know better by now.

One day I went to consult with a colleague in his office and was confronted by this sight.
Directly over his desk, and taking up a prominent place in the office, was a paper-maiche piñata of a Canadian Goose, with multi-colored streamers and lovely gossamer foil highlights.

The belly of the beast showed evidence of a massive beat-down, with one remaining treat -- an airline snack. Keeping watch out the window and over budget numbers, was the carcass of its mate ... looking to exact some revenge upon an unsuspecting number cruncher's elbow.

Closer examination of the fowl beast's head showed a very desirous autograph.

As it turns out, these are two of the piñatas that were created to help celebrate the one year anniversary of the "Miracle on the Hudson," aka Flight 1549, and were later auctioned off on ebay. According to the description:

The piñata was created by Tony Dominguez and served as a centerpiece of a passenger-organized celebration on the one-year anniversary of the January 15, 2009 Hudson River landing, where the passengers and crew playfully turned the tables on the Canada Geese that crippled both engines of US Airways Flight 1549. This piñata is one of three that were custom-made for this celebration. One of the three piñatas was destroyed by the passengers at the celebration, and the other two are being auctioned for earthquake relief in Haiti. ... It is currently stored in New York City."

Lucky me ... I found out where it was being stored, and got to have some fun with it before it was delivered to the ebay auction winner.

Here's another view of one of my colleagues getting goosed.

Seriously, you just NEVER know what you're going to see when you go to work.