Thoughts

One thing I always think about whenever I get sick (like today) is the Garbage Pail Kid named "Sick Vic." See, back in the 4th and 5th grade, all my friends and I were really into Garbage Pail Kids. We loved that they were gross and distateful.

We loved it so much that during a field trip, we began writing a list of names that we later mailed to Topps, the maker of Garbage Pail Kids. And sure enough, in their next edition, many of the names we came up with were used, including ones using our own names: Pat Splat, Dyin' Ryan, Dead Fred, and, of course, Sick Vic. (Sorry, I couldn't find a picture of Sick Vic)

We were all pretty disappointed that Topps never wrote back to thank us or provide any compensation. But still, we were happy to be immortalized in that way.

So, from then on, whenever I get sick, I always think of myself as Sick Vic.