The silent walker

November 21, 2016 5:45 PM

Gondola is a character with a pair of legs, a head, and not much else. He watches as the seasons go by.

Gondola travels far and wide. He's a peaceful observer.

Is Gondola just another mutation, or is he the first truly post ironic meme?

posted by lucidium (10 comments total)

So that's what won't get off my lawn.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 6:14 PM on November 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

But he ain't Gumby dam it.
posted by clavdivs at 6:26 PM on November 21, 2016

I think I saw some grass grow in one of the seasons, but I'm not sure.
posted by unliteral at 7:42 PM on November 21, 2016

How does he afford so many houses?
posted by grumpybear69 at 7:59 PM on November 21, 2016

I liked the winter, the shadow gondola casts appears in the lit pane but is there something beside him.
posted by clavdivs at 8:01 PM on November 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

The light from the two windows intersects. The "thing" beside him is merely the remaining area in the shadow of the wall between the windows.
posted by postel's law at 9:14 PM on November 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

This was absolutely charming and calming. Thank you! ❤️👍🏾
posted by egypturnash at 10:04 PM on November 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

Gondola is a feeling that comes from the tenderness of the heart we might call a New Naivete: the earnest, childlike understanding that it's OK to simply feel things, happy or sad. It is a brave, self-aware vulnerability only possible for those who know the loneliness of self-deceit.

Gondola reminds me of Brit 80s cartoon anti-hero Murun Buchstansangur.
posted by Coda Tronca at 3:31 AM on November 22, 2016

How does he afford so many houses?

He is a professional house sitter, I reckon. He takes cares of people's houses who go on vacation during the season they don't like, and there's always someone who doesn't like spring, summer, winter, or fall.
posted by blnkfrnk at 7:45 AM on November 22, 2016

Dull, dull, dull, dull. Next!
posted by terrancemiles at 9:27 AM on November 22, 2016