Day 67: Good luck and never fear!-- The Colonel

Good luck and never fear!-- The Colonel

This short quote comes to us when Pongo and Perdita are trying to make their escape from Cruella with all their puppies, including all the ones they just adopted. The Colonel then promises they (the retired military animals) "will hold them off to the bitter end" before setting traps to stop the "old mad lady" as one of the puppies called her.

Sometimes the shortest quotes are the best. This is no exception. Everyone needs to hear this, whether it's just before a competition, a preformance, a test or just about anytime something life-changing happens. It is extremely short and sweet, not to mention to the point. It also really needs no explaination.

Good luck is always a nice thing to have and have wished upon you. Never fearing, now that's the tricky part. It's ok to be afraid of things, especially if they are new or if it is something that will hurt you.  Yet if it is doing something new, like trying a new food, don't let your fear of the possibility of you not liking it keep you from doing it or trying it. You never know what new worlds open up if you don't try anything. For Pongo and Perdy, though it was extremely dangerous, they didn't know if they would be able to save their puppies and bring them all the way home to London. If they were afraid of not being able to save them, the pair didn't let it show, just their love and determination to get them safe. Having good friends helping them along the way also helped Pongo and Perdita.

So until next time always remember to not let your fear get the best of you and Keep Cooking with Character!

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Day 66: A big hullabaloo! Come along!--The Colonel

A big hullabaloo! Come along!--The Colonel

Just after conveying the latest of their puppies, a sheepdog named The Colonel tells Pongo and Perdy this as he's pointing them to the right direction.

In the case of the movie, the big hullabaloo is not a fun party. There's danger and fighting seemingly everywhere in it, though it's not your typical danger or fighting, and The Colonel is guiding them right to it. In this case, the hulabaloo is not of the good kind and should be avoided, if you can help it. 

Typically when one thinks of a hulabaloo, they think of a shindig, a party, and the bigger the better. Any celebration can be a hulabaloo. Celebrating your one year at work with a party, celebrating a new baby, birthdays, even Holidays can be a big hulabaloo with food friends and just an all around good time. These are the hulabaloos I most prefer because you get a sense of warmth and happiness all around. You know that feel-good feeling you get when you're at a really awesome party or around a great group of friends. Those are the hulabaloos worth going to.

So until next time, Keep Cooking with Character!

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Day 65: I hope we're not too late.--Perdita, One Hundred and One Dalmatians

"I hope we're not too late."--Perdita

Upon recieving news of who has her and Pongo's puppies, Perdita (Perdy) says this often said quote.

Have you ever recieved some news that may or may not have been the best? Perhaps you've been working on a project and it has a deadline but you're not sure if you'll reach it in time. Perhaps it was a life-goal you had set for yourself when you were younger to complete something by (say be married with kids by 30) but still haven't completed it for whatever reason (which is a-ok. you're not late just right on time).

The quote itsself portrays a sense of urgency. It also shows the speaker is on a timeline even though no end time is given. In Perdita's case, will they get there in time? Will she send Pongo ahead to let them know she's coming? Will she go ahead and let Pongo catch up? Will they confront the person when they get there? So many questions stem from this one quote. For those answers and the rest of her tale, watch Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmations.
Until next time, Keep Cooking with Character!

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Day 64: She's such a kind understanding soul. At times she seems almost canine.--Pongo, One Hundred and One Dalmatians

"She's such a kind understanding soul. At times she seems almost canine."--Pongo

When Pongo introduces us to Nanny, Roger and Anita's housemaid, he sees her fetching a dropped napkin from under the table on all fours.

Do you know someone like that? One of those kind understanding loyal souls who are willing to do anything for you? Nanny is a great example of that. Even though she's the family maid, you can tell she acts how she does because that is who she is, not just because of her position.  She does a lot for the Roger and Anita and is one of the unsung heroes of the story, espeically in the first act. Though she didn't have to, she gave the grim news that one of the puppies didn't make it and brought his tiny body to Roger, who luckily managed to revive him. She also did what she could to protect the puppies while Roger, Anita, Pongo and Perdita were on their nightly walk, putting herself in harms way in the process. Though she and half of the humans are absent for a majority of the film, their presense is still felt throughout. She, Roger and Anita are great examples of humans being "almost canine" in a film.
So until Keep Cooking with Character!

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Day 63: Of course, dogs are a pretty poor judge of human beauty.-- Pongo, One Hundred and One Dalmatians

"Of course, dogs are a pretty poor judge of human beauty."-- Pongo

After introducing the audience to his human/owner Roger, Pongo, the dalmatian, mentions that he was searching for a love interest for his human.  He sees several ladies go by with dogs and comments on how they looked "too young (a little girl and a yellow puppy skipping), too old (an old lady with a pug)" and a few more comments. He then makes this comment which is a truthful gem all its own, even though he gets it right when he sees Perdita and Anita, a beautiful dalmatian and human by both human and dog beauty standards.

The nice thing about dogs is that they don't judge you by your looks. They judge you by your heart. Humans on the other hand judge you by your looks and not your heart. For example, a human could be overweight and short with a heart of gold and a dog will always come up to them to say hi, or at least attempt to go say hi. Dogs recognize that human is kind to animals and will most likely pet them. On the other hand, a human could be tall, thin and have the most flawless skin with a heart not of gold (constantly putting people down/be mean to animals). A dog can pick up on that and would be more likely to shy away from that human or even growl at them to stay away. Then again there are some dogs who would do anything to get some cuddles or say hi and not care if the person is beautiful or not on the inside. Other dogs, because of how they were treated in the past by humans, may not trust any humans, even the beautiful ones by doggie standards. The nice thing that dogs teach us is to look beyond what we see with appearances because they can change over time. There's so much they can teach us about beauty, if we'd only let them.
So until next time, Keep Cooking with Character!

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Day 68: Dalmatian Plantation

For this DisneyQuotesSongSaturday, I had a tough choice which of the only two songs in the movie to pick: take the villianous route with "Cruella De Ville" or do a more lighter tone with "Dalmation Plantation". As great a song as "Cruella" is, I find myself more drawn to "Dalmation Plantation" because of all the hopes Roger speaks about for their new future with all the puppies Pongo and Perdita rescued. The animation also shows just how happy Roger, Anita and even Nanny love each of their new adopted puppies as if Perdita gave birth to them herself. 

This song is also very catchy and uplifting. I also love how it gives hope for a brighter future and how much room Roger wants to give them, which is seen in the tv spinoff of the same name and the direct-to-VHS/DVD sequel 101 Dalmations 2: Patch's London Adventure. One of these days I hope to have my own "Dalmation Plantation" in the sense of having a happy home with a loving husband, children of my own, maybe a Pug or two and enough land for them to roam and play. I also think everyone deserves a home like this. Hopefully yours is as wonderful as Roger and Anita's/Pongo and Perdita's. If not, I hope it will be one day because everyone deserves a happy home like that. 

Until next time, Keep Cooking with Character!

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