| World's Greatest Wedding Cake Topper |
| Credit for this concept belongs entirely to our niece and her fiance, now newlyweds. She is from Wisconsin; the U of Wisconsin mascot is "Bucky Badger". He does computer imagery; you would find his name in the credits for the "Spiderman" movies. The Bride's parents recruited my wife and I to put this together... |
| Now, for one thing, Bucky was of the wrong gender persuasion. For another, his usual expression didn't seem entirely appropriate for the occasion... |
| I had always wanted to perform trans- gender surgery on a badger.... |
| But I'm not a seamstress; that job fell to my wife. |
| The actual bride and groom were dressed very elegantly for the occasion; but their iconic counterparts provided a delightful touch of whimsey |