In preparing my immediately
previous post (“Good at Blocks…But Still a Blockhead?” of September 30), I
Google-Imaged “Tetris gif” in hopes of finding a suitable animated GIF of a
Tetris game in progress to demonstrate the game’s object. Unfortunately, no
such GIF was available through Google Images.
However, I did stumble upon this
bizarre and disturbing GIF about three-quarters of the way down the page…
Now, I don’t know the source of
this psychotic video clip, nor can I ascertain its meaning. And I sure don’t
know what the hell it has to do with Tetris. Some things just defy
deconstruction…
Yet I must admit, for all of its
creepiness, this GIF borders on dangerously hypnotic. Why is the rabbit in a
human bathroom? Why is the rabbit inviting you into the stall? Is it sexual? We
don’t even know the rabbit’s gender. Rabbits are well-known for their timidity, so
why the change of heart? Is there any sociopolitical or religious meaning
behind its invitation? Is there enough paper for both of you? Is this the inevitable backfire of the hated pay-toilet’s demise? (‘Cause, let’s face it, those huge, inflexible
paws ain’t manipulating a dime into the slot…)
Too many unanswered—and perhaps
unanswerable—questions. Probably best left that way. All I really know is that Tetris
is now ruined for me. Whenever I get into a habit of playing Tetris for
extended periods, I experience what is called the “Tetris effect,” in that,
for many minutes after closing my eyes while awaiting sleep, images of the game
unstoppably and maddeningly continue vividly in my mind as if I were still in
front of the computer screen.
And now I fear that this awful
and completely insane image will exert the same effect on my brain. I urge you,
Dear Reader, to move on to another Mount Drinkmore post right now, so that you do not find yourself plagued by the “Creepy Rabbit
effect”—which will surely drive you to madness and cause you to pathologically frequent
public restrooms for reasons you don’t quite understand…
(For more on the destructive power
of rabbits, see the Mount Drinkmore post, “Knowing:
The Rabbits Are Coming, Doomsday, Doomsday!” of August 20, 2012, located in the
archive at left, or use keywords film
or nature.)
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