Friar’s Zodiac Signs Revisited
A while ago, I posted some new Zodiac signs. But I’m afraid they’ll all wrong.
You see, I hadn’t taken into account that Pluto has been demoted to a “dwarf planet“. I also hadn’t allowed for the other recently-discovered dwarf planets. (Like Eris, which is even bigger than Pluto).
And of course you realize, since astrology is an exact (snicker) science, that changes EVERYTHING.
So, after many intricate calculations and consulting countless star-charts, without any further ado…here is the new, updated Zodiac.
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Chocolate (January 1 – January 30)

You display many personalities. You can be hard and bitter, or soft and sweet. You’re a team player, often joining with others of equal substance, to create a winning combination. But many prefer you on your own, just as you are. You tend to be very popular, especially with the ladies.
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The Stapler (February 1 – March 7th)

You’re basic, old-school, and often under-appreciated, but sorely missed if you’re not around. Others appreciate how you bring order into chaotic situations. Your strength lies in your gathering the sum of the parts, and assembling them into one cohesive whole.
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The Labrador (March 8th – April 1st)

You’re hyper. You’re clumsy. You’re messy. And you often stick your nose where it doesn’t’ below. Despite this, you’re lovable in your own goofy way. You want to be everyone’s best friend, and you’re great with kids.
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The Vacuum Cleaner (April 2nd – May 14)

You’re fastidious, you don’t like messes, but you have high aspirations. Just remember to take in the good, and filter out the bad. Otherwise, things could really start to suck. Stay away from the Labrador, you two are incompatible.
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Ice (May 15- June 8 )

You’re cold, frigid and brittle, but your presence is often found to be refreshing. And all it takes is for someone to show you some warmth and compassion, and you’ll melt in their hands. Try to team up with Kool-Aid, you go well together.
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Lego (June 9 – July 10)

You’re a colorful sort. Multi-faceted and you do well in groups. You will loyally stick with your team-mates. The only downside is that your thinking tends to be linear: you don’t’ like to cut corners or round things off. But if you apply yourself, there’s no limit to how big you can grow.
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Kool-Aid (July 11 – August 21)

(Oh yeah!) You’re colorful and vibrant. You put on a good show, even though there’s not that much substance to you. Everyone likes you, though adults won’t admit it. But your sweet personality guarantees you’ll be a big hit with the kids.
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Bubble-Wrap (August 22 September 10)

You’re a protective sort, acting as a cushion against the harsh realities of life. Your only downfall is that others will often take advantage of your generous nature. They’ll keep applying pressure until you literally reach the breaking point. Be careful not to let this happen too often, or you’re lose your identity.
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The Hot Wheel (September 11 – October 15)

When properly guided, you fly through obstacles with speed and vigor. But you often run off course, and that’s when things tend to derail. Just stay true to your course, try keep things on track, and you’ll do fine.
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The Spatula (October 16-November 18)

You’re always prying into other people’s business, and constantly making things topsy-turvy. But you also show an impenetrable, impervious side. Nothing sticks to you. It’s almost like you’re made of Teflon or something.
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Neon (November 19 – December 5th)

Inert, and gassy. Noble and aloof. You’re a loner, you dont’ like to join up with others. But if someone sparks your attention, you’ll light up the room with your brilliant presence.
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Mud (December 5th – December 30th)

You’re extremely down-to-earth. Uptight people try to avoid you at all costs. Others, especially the young, will seek you out and embrace you with glee. Either way, you’re omnipresent: it’s difficult to imagine life without you. You’re extremely compatible with the Labrador.
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November 6, 2009 at 8:22 am
I believe you have it spot on. Brilliant!
November 6, 2009 at 8:29 am
@Linda
Thanks! And the good thing about this, is that it’s no more or no less valid than any other zodiac list out there!
November 6, 2009 at 10:51 am
If you’re on the cusp of The Labrador and The Vacuum Cleaner, you’re in shit.
November 6, 2009 at 11:33 am
You’ll have to stop writing such good posts. Soon I’ll have nothing to complain about.
Good job. Very funny. I laughed.
Eyeteaguy
P.S. Ice (May 15- June shows up with a smiley in the post.
November 6, 2009 at 11:55 am
@Brett
Yeah, I woudln’t want to be born that time of the year!
@Eyeteaguy
Okay…I’ll write a lame-ass post in the near future, so you can poke fun at it.
(Though I’m surprised you didn’t give me shit about posting my boring paintings a few days ago).
November 6, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Those paintings weren’t boring with “f*ck” written all over them. Just keep doing that to keep EyeTea happy.
Yours truly,
A Stapler
November 6, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I think that the planets are aligned or something, because The Labrador is gassing…
November 6, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@Brett
Wouldn’t suprise me. Labradors are very versatile.
They’ve been known to interact with (i.e. eat) almost everything on this Zodiac list (except maybe the Vacuum cleaner and stapler).
November 6, 2009 at 4:29 pm
@Karen
One day when I”m a famous artist, I’ll sell those paintings.
They will know as Friar’s famous “F*ck period”.
November 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Yay mud! LOL. No. Can I go back to being a mutated goat-fish? Please?
November 6, 2009 at 6:15 pm
@Hannah
I think mud sounds less scary! But sure, go back to being the goat-fish if you want.
November 6, 2009 at 6:40 pm
As opposed to your fucked up period? Which covers the rest of your “career”?
Eyeteaguy
November 6, 2009 at 7:38 pm
@Eyeteaguy
And what are YOUR painting periods?
Oh, that’s right. You don’t paint.
November 6, 2009 at 7:38 pm
You’ve truly outdone yourself this time, Friar. These are brilliant. AND, I’m a stapler and I gotta say it’s pretty darn accurate. Eerie…
November 6, 2009 at 7:40 pm
@XUP
Well, of COURSE it’s accurate…!! It’s an exact science, you know!
(Actually, from what I know about you from your blog, the stapler DOES seem to be a good description!)
November 7, 2009 at 12:54 am
Hi Wee Friar,
Hmm! So your mom (a Hotwheel) and your dad (a Neon) produced a Lego, a chocolate, and a stapler.
Come to think of it, you’re quite right, you’re all so different.
How did a Lego come up with such an outlandish post? I laughed out loud when I read the word “mud”.
November 7, 2009 at 10:29 am
Hi Friar’s Mom
I really didn’ tpay attention to who was what when I drafted these new Friarscopes.
When I was done, I was delighted to see that I was Lego.
That’s a lot more fun than being lame-ass Cancer. (Ooooh, lookit me, I’m a CRAB…Pinch! Pinch! Pinch!)
November 7, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Friar has crabs? Again?
November 7, 2009 at 3:17 pm
@Karen
No, I have LEGO.
(Which is much more socially acceptable).
November 7, 2009 at 4:17 pm
But those little corners must hurt like hell.
November 7, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Oh oh… I’m on the cusp of vacuum cleaner and Labrador and they’re incompatible. I’m doomed! But seriously, these are brilliant Friar — thumbs up.
November 7, 2009 at 5:23 pm
@Karen
I’m just glad it’s not Duplo!
@Davina
Doomed!
DOOOOOOMED, I tells ya!
November 7, 2009 at 6:14 pm
*giggle* About the Labrador and the vacuum…? “Oh damn life ’sucks’… Throw the ball Friar, throw the ball!” Repeat.
November 7, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Friar,
Hooray! I’m chocolate!!
The only thing that would make me happier is being champagne.
My Kid’s a Labrador. And believe me, that fits perfectly.
I feel bad for the 31 Dec. and 31 January kids, though. Guess they’ll have to continue on with Friar’s Old Zodiac.
Regards,
Kelly
P.S. Hehe, I think I’ll go ISO a nice Mud… settle down, and produce some beautiful, monochromatic babies.
November 7, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Hey, Friar, your blog doesn’t know about daylight savings time. Weirded me out there for a second. You might have to dig for a setting somewhere.
November 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I’m a LEGO, afraid of being swallowed by the Labrador or
…the vacuum cleaner!
Mer
November 7, 2009 at 9:26 pm
@Davina
I should have included The Ball, to keep the Labrador company.
It would be a pretty lame-ass Zodiac sigh, but no more so, than Libra.
@Kelly
Oh no?! Dec. 31 and Jan. 31. Darn!
Maybe one of these days I’ll have to do a Zodiac Signs, Part Trois, to correct that oversight!
PS. Dunno why WordPress hasn’t switched to Standard time. Mabye I’ll fix it….later.
@Mer
The Labrador is a powerful sign…
We Legos have to watch out for them.
So do the Hotwheels.
November 7, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Yes, you two had better watch out.
The Labrador just ate two Lego blocks and a Hot Wheels today… he’ll be like a bear with a sore arse tomorrow…
November 8, 2009 at 2:13 am
“Others appreciate how you bring order into chaotic situations.”
Ummm…no. I do quite the opposite, actually!
November 8, 2009 at 2:14 am
PS. These are really brilliant. And hilarious!
November 8, 2009 at 10:02 am
@Brett
It figures…
@Steph
Maybe you’re a stapler that’s just jammed, and looking to find out how to get unstuck.
November 8, 2009 at 10:05 am
“Maybe you’re a stapler that’s just jammed, and looking to find out how to get unstuck.”
The Labrador did it *chomp*
November 8, 2009 at 10:32 am
@Brett
The Labrador is especially prominent, when there are four small planets sharing his house.
This is the dawning of the Age of the Labrador.
November 8, 2009 at 11:28 am
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of The Labrador
The age of The Labrador
The Labrador!
The Labrador!
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revalation
And the mind’s true liberation
The Labrador!
The Labrador!
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of The Labrador
The age of The Labrador
The Labrador!
The Labrador!
November 8, 2009 at 12:50 pm
LOL. Clever, Brett!
November 8, 2009 at 12:51 pm
@ Friar
Steph is right. These are brilliant.
November 8, 2009 at 4:11 pm
@Mer
Brett…clever?
Possibly. But I’d say only somewhat.
I mean, how hard can it BE to cut and paste song lyrics?
(Sorry, Brett)
@Brett
When the dog
is in the Legree House
And the kids and wife are from Mars
Then Chaos will rule the living room
And barking will guide the stars.
This is the dawning of the age of The Labrador
The age of The Labrador
The Labrador!
The Labrador!
November 8, 2009 at 4:13 pm
@Mer
PS. Our discussion last week about astrology helped inspire me to write this!
November 8, 2009 at 4:46 pm
@ Friar
Our discussion last week about astrology helped inspire me to write this!
I thought as much.
I like the dog in the Legree house song. I would type more but I have COLD (Cat On Lap Disease). You are missing the sound of one hand typing…
Mer
November 8, 2009 at 4:58 pm
“I mean, how hard can it BE to cut and paste song lyrics?”
That part’s easy.
The trick is doing it without exposing yourself to potential malware (since a lot of the lyrics sites are vectors for all kinds of infectious nasties – trust me).
I like your edit very much – I thought to do something like that rather than just a quick cut/paste, but The Labrador needed to pee rather badly…
November 8, 2009 at 6:34 pm
@Mer
I think it would be fun to have Brett’s dog meet your cat….
Talk about mis-matched Zodiac signs.
@Brett
I’ve NEVER seen your dog pee….
On accounta when I’m there, he’s too excited to do anything but jump on me.
…and try to eat my watch.
November 8, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Whoops!
If any of you are confused, That last comment was from me (Friar).
I’m visiting, at my Mom’s computer. It had “Friar’s Mom” as the default.
Never mind. It’s since been fixed.
November 10, 2009 at 9:03 am
Ahhh, boooo
Now I’m a vacuum cleaner? Are you trying to tell me I suck???? Friar!!!!
Go to your room.
November 10, 2009 at 3:32 pm
@Wendi
Well, the stars don’t lie. You’ll just have to accept that you’re a vacuum cleaner.
(Haven’t been sent to my room for a time-out in a while…I kinda missed it!)
November 10, 2009 at 11:42 pm
These are totally great! And I like the revisions. At least this time I get to be a cool Hot Wheel. Last time I ended up in the Friar never-never land where I didn’t exist! This is much better.
Oh… and one of the qualities of Cancer? They are INCREDIBLY imaginative and creative… not just crabby ( although that too.) But, I can see how neither of those qualities fit you AT ALL. (-:
November 10, 2009 at 11:57 pm
LOL, Chris,
Friar’s utter and complete Cancerian-ness is the entire reason why I know astrology works.
November 11, 2009 at 6:14 pm
LOL, Kelly and Bing-Fucking-O!!!
November 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm
@Kelly and Chris
Oh, I knew it was a matter of time before the True Believers came out, and provided their comments from the Peanut Gallery.
I suppose if I was a Taurus, you Star-Children would be saying I was “bull-headed”. Or if I was a Capricorn, I’d be called a “stubborn old goat”.
I’ll just stick with my Lego, thank you very much.
November 11, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Friar,
I must stubbornly insist that there is something to astrology. (And we’ve had this discussion before—I insert “for whatever reason, perhaps it’s just our collective exposure to the memes of astrology making so many folks behave typically.”)
I have to stick with it, because…
I’m a stubborn old Goat.
Signed,
Your favorite Capricorn
November 11, 2009 at 7:59 pm
According to your revised zodiac, I’m The Spatula.
Though according to the Chinese calendar, I was born in the Year of the Cock.
Yes, Cock. Not the candy-ass Rooster – why did they have to start calling it the Rooster?
Anyway.
Explains why I’m such a Richard.
November 11, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Oh, I know…we had that debate over a year ago, right?
We’ll never fully agree.
Which is why it’s fun to write posts like these.
November 11, 2009 at 8:00 pm
@Brett
HAHAHAH!
You said “cock”.
HAHAHHAH!
(Maybe there’s something to this astrology, after all!)