Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Eccentric gardener loses lawn in battle with a single weed, just prior to the neighborhood lawn competition which he hoped to win.
The protagonist character in the story is an old man, living out his retirement in a country club. Every year the man (who's name really holds little importance in the story...) attempts to win the the country club's annual "best garden and yard award". Despite his best efforts, the man is always beaten by his neighbor who is another elderly gentleman who sees fit to rub his victory in our main character's face. This gets under our character's skin and therefore he becomes highly obsessed with the competition, leaving nothing overlooked in his garden and lawn during competition time. It is now the day of the competition and our protagonist wakes up to find a single weed that has sprouted in the middle of his yard overnight. After trying unsuccessfully, all of the conventional methods of weed removal, the old man begins to panic and resorts to more drastic measures. After a slew of outrageous, over-the-top, attempts to remove the weed, the yard is left in complete ruin with only the single weed remaining. It is at this time that our protagonist admits defeat and the lawn competition judges arrive at his house to score the appearance of his lawn. Sure that he will be mocked for the destruction he has caused, our character is surprised when the judges react with astonishment and award him top scores for a completely original and artistic approach to landscaping...the single weed being the focal point of his 'lawn masterpiece'.
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What if they are competing for best looking garden/yard and all looks promising when the one guy discovers that there is a weed that could potentially lose it all for him. (it is the day or two beofre jusgment day) He goes on to have this constant battle with the weed, yanking, pulling, chemicals, grenades, acid, (all sorts of gags.) He finally gets some slack after repeated attempts and starts pulling and pulling (think magician act where he seemingly pulls on an endless string of handkerchiefs.) The next day we see him getting the best yard award and as the camera pulls away we see that the weed he pulled and pulled was yanking out everyone else's yard leaving the rest of the neighborhood bare.
ReplyDeleteA little old man walks out of his house to his mailbox while glancing approvingly at his lawn. In his mail he notices the postcard announcing the annual “Best Garden and Lawn Awards.” Nodding in excitement for a moment, he glances up one more time to take a peek at his usual Runner up yard but gasps when he notices a single weed in the middle of beautiful grass. Quickly looking around at his neighbor’s best in show yard and glancing back at his, he panics and runs straight to his garden shed pulling out all of his gardening tools. After many crazy, outrageous attempts to remove the weed his entire lawn ends up looking ruined with the loan weed still standing. Just as he holds his head in his hands feeling utterly helpless, the judges from the competition pull up. They looked around and nodded, they surprise the old man with the best in show award for his unique modern lawn design.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea that Tony had about the old man tearing up everyone else's yards. I also think it would be beneficial to make the events happen over more than a day. The judges should arrive in the morning and leave a baffled old man standing in shock with his award. Perhaps because the weed is the only bit of green left in the neighborhood. Once it sinks in, we can have him celebrate just as much as if he had won fairly.
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