ONE HAPPY HOPPER

OWNER'S NAME: Wynne

LOCATION: San Jose, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: do a happy hop

COMMENTS: Though Wynne likes to hop, and hop rather happily, she is pictured here attempting to eat her mother's ceramic eggplant. We have no idea why this is.

WARY OF BANANAS

OWNER'S NAME: Maia

LOCATION: Rio Rancho, New Mexico

EGGPLANT QUOTE: never act on the advice of bananas

COMMENTS: In protest of the Iraq War, Maia had set up her own war memorial, complete with tiny plastic combat boots and a tombstone among other items. When she received this eggplant for her 9th birthday, she decided the bananas mentioned—whose advise we ought not heed—could be interpreted to include our country's commander-in-chief who launched the unnecessary and disastrous war. Her stray eggplant has now become a part of her war memorial installation.

CHEERS FOR EGGPLANTS

OWNER'S NAME: Sebastien

LOCATION: Altadena, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: very good! very good! yay!

COMMENTS: This eggplant is emblazoned with the Laughter Yoga cheer: Very Good! Very Good! Yay! It's owner, Sebastien Gendry, is the founder and Director of the American School Of Laughter Yoga. He served for 2 years as World Operations Director for Laughter Yoga International, the organization leading the Laughter Clubs Movement of over 5000 clubs in 55 countries and is still the official representative for this movement in the USA.

An enthusiastic and articulate speaker, he has been featured several times in the US media (The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Associated Press, CBS News, Telemundo, Celebrity Fit Club, KCAL 9, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Inspire, and more).

WEBSITE: www.laughangeles.com

BOLDY SINNING

OWNER'S NAME: James

LOCATION: Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: sin boldly

COMMENTS: James denies that this eggplant has anything to do with him at all. He adds: "Don't believe all those stories you've heard about me."