Special Awkward Recognition: The Pointer Sister
March 16th, 2010
Due to a publisher-enforced page limit, we weren’t able to fit every photo that was submitted into our new book. Regrettably, we had to send send out an email to those awkward family members letting them know this recently and received this amazingly cool response. We wanted to make sure that Dana’s mother knows that her daughter’s awkwardness is appreciated and while her photo may not have made it into the book, we’re proud to honor it here.
Thanks for the notice, but I must say, I’m devastated.
I understand editors can be the ultimate champions of brevity and as a result, Executioners of Artistic Freedom, but Dream Killers on top of it all?!
In my brief existence, I have unsuccessfully chased my dreams over cliffs, under whiskey bar stools at 3am, and into the arms of a Colombian drug lord named Tito, which I’d prefer not to go into depth about at this time – as per my Editor’s discretion. But now, how will I go to my mother and explain that I have again failed and at the task of being awkward, the very thing she claimed was my ONLY “talent”?
The shame!
But no matter, the shame (and self-flagellating scars) will fade and the book must go on. I will continue to be a devoted follower – nay! – a devoted student of your site and publication (which I will keep safely nestled in the bathroom between Cigar Aficionado and Good Housekeeping).
Wherever a fanny pack travels, I’ll be there.
Whenever Great Uncles and ad libitum liquor converge, I’ll be there.
Whenever a Sears photographer asks “Why don’t you put your hand under your chin in a shelf-like manner?”, I’ll reply “Why, of course” …and I’ll be there.
Best of luck,
Dana
Dana – it appears you and I had the only 2 copies of the children’s record that included the UNcensored version of Woody Guthrie’s song “Put Your Finger In The Air”; I just loved that song… So much so, that I tried to teach it to all the kids in my neighborhood. I had no idea that their parents would band together to have me sent away for help after they discovered what I was up to.
l. o. v. e. ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!
She later saved the town by stopping that leak in the dam.
Now where did I put my Malibu Barbie?
Aww a little proctologist
what you don’t know is that she was actually putting a dime in!
oh sweetie, dingleberries are NOT a fruit!
This pic is so awesomely awkward – how did it get cut in the first place?
Dana!
You’re the winner in my book. This photo made me laugh so hard i cried, and almost fell off my couch. From one person who seems to live in awkward situations to another, well done(!) and please keep recording these moments
That finger went straight to the nose didn’t it!? Bravo!!
If the Pointer Sister, the most awkward and enjoyable AFP ever, didn’t make the cut, how great must the ones that did?!?
Well done, Dana! Way to *point* out their loss.
Well, if you can’t publish Dana’s photo in your book the least you could do is hire her on your writing staff! She’s got hilarious talent and a great sense of humor.
CRACK KILLS
What is she doing!!! I’ve heard of “digging for gold,” but this is over the top (or, should I say, “behind” the mark?)
Dana, you are too funny!
LOVE your email response!
AFP ROCKS!!!
She looks like is actually staring at the camera asking “Do you dare me?”.
Dana I am sorry that your 15 minutes of fame have been snatched from you. Don’t worry your akwardness will live on forever in my heart and I have full confidence that another opportunity will present itself……love MOM xo
”OK,I’ve found the problem with your butt…..it’s cracked & got a hole in it”
lol !! loved this comment!!
Dana, I feel your pain. I got the same email from AFP today. Now I have to break the news to everyone I’ve told about it, some have already pre-ordered their books…AWKWARD! Your picture is HILARIOUS though!
Dana,
You are no stranger to taking leaps, and so I ask you to marry me.
Let’s make awkward pictures together for eternity.
I want to be Dana’s BFF!
Love people with a good solid sense of humor!
Dana was a little behind when her mom said check the baby to see if he needs a diaper change…..
Dana – you are the goddess of awkward – love the response (not to mention the pic)!
Hire Her ASAP before someone else gets her
Dana,
Loved, loved, loved your response. Hilarious. If you are awkward, it is in an awesomely funny way.
“Why, of course!” LOL! Love it Dana!
Dana, as it turns out… you are not awkward at all. Love it!
I hope there is another edition of Awkward Family photos in the works.
Ha ha! Fabulous response & what a good sport you are! Though are you aware, that in England a ‘Fanny Pack’ is know as quite something different than what we know to be a bumbag?!
Thanks to you and lots of Monty Python, I just almost spit Diet Coke on my monitor.
FTW
“I thought we were the People’s Front!?!?”
Bumbag…omg…I’m laughing so hard my hands are shaking…bumbag? LMAO
Dana, you are awesome! Love the photo, love the response.
I just want to know if she still does the same thing today.
Oh thank you for the laugh! I love it when these pictures and comments are so hilarious that I laugh out loud when I’m home alone!
this happened at my house this morning. another awkward milestone reached.
Dana, you’re too cool to be awkward!
Dana you rock! PERFECT response!
baby’s got back!
Ha! Love it.
Oh Dana, you have raised (or lowered?) the awkward bar. Even the Russian judge would give you a perfect 10!
Agree: In this crazy microwave-y internet world, just like that little Dutch girl, Dana gets no respect for holding back a natural disaster.
I feel your pain, Dana. (sniff!) Thanks for doing more than just holding your own.
BRAVO!!
Dana rocks! And if this photo was edited out, I can hardly wait to see what was left in!
L O L I needed that today–hilarious (her Sears comment instantly gave me the mental image of Deb posing Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite)
Awesome mental image. =D
OMG That’s EXACTLY what I envisioned as well!
Well written note! Funny
At least she prefers human contact. My daughter stuck her finger in our dog’s butt!
Hilarious! Nicely done, Dana.
I love this, “…. I have again failed and at the task of being awkward, the very thing she claimed was my ONLY “talent”?
What a fabulous email response!
I agree. Dana is very talented as a writer!
Okay, sweetheart… that is NOT a scratch n’ sniff.
OM*G that is too funny………….
Tears are streaming down my face !!!! Too Funny!!!