Hunting for Hippos

@akalinus (43189)
United States
June 20, 2022 4:44pm CST
I have been hunting for a house hippo. It is supposed to be a symbol of good luck. The trouble is that I can't find any. People in many states are looking but they can't find one for a reasonable price. According to Wikipedia, the house hippo craze started because of a Canadian PSA ad. It showed a hippo doing various things and was supposed to teach children critical thinking. Instead, they thought house hippos were real and pestered their parents for one. Soon everyone in the US and Canada seemed to want one. They are becoming hard to find. Where are all the hippos? People scour yard sales and thrift shops and come up minus a hippo. It is a frustrating hunt. Do you have a house hippo or are you hunting for one? How is it going? Do you think it is silly? Can you share a picture of your hippo?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Jun 22
This is all new to me.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
20 Jun 22
Wow, I thought it was everyone. I guess I was wrong.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
21 Jun 22
@CarolDM I don't know. Perhaps I should message my Canadian friends and ask.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Jun 22
@akalinus Maybe the Canadians know more about it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
21 Jun 22
I've never heard of this before... We don't have room for more... stuff... in this house.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
22 Jun 22
@akalinus This house is too small. Most of our decorative stuff is stored in the garage now.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
21 Jun 22
I know the feeling but a tiny little hippo will not take up much room. It can live with my little ceramic cows. I love cows.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (69506)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jun 22
That's a trend I can honestly say I've never heard of. So I don't know what to tell you.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
20 Jun 22
I am surprised that so many have not heard of it.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (69506)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jun 22
@akalinus Don't be. For everyone who has, just as many haven't.
Anna
@LadyDuck (471390)
• Switzerland
21 Jun 22
I never heard of house hippo and surely never knew that they can bring luck. I do not have and do not want a hippo.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
21 Jun 22
It looks like I am in the minority. I do want a hippo but am not letting it spoil my life if I can't find one.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471390)
• Switzerland
22 Jun 22
@akalinus I see that you are also the only one to have heard about this fad. All the others who commented never heard of house hippo.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
23 Jun 22
@LadyDuck Yes, you are right. A lot of people are looking for one or have one already, just no one here, apparently.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339743)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jun 22
I've never heard of this but good luck with finding one. I don't think it's silly necessarily but I won't be looking for one.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
21 Jun 22
Each to his own on this. It probably is silly but I hope to find one anyway.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13581)
• United States
20 Jun 22
really? this is new to me. I know that for some reason, elephants supposed to bring good luck in mexican households. same as hippos, i think. but i dont get it . elephants are not native to mexico, so where did it come from? im sure it originated from somewhere else. oh, and they all have to be facing/walking toward the same direction, to thier left, i think.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
21 Jun 22
I have a few elephants at home, very small ones. I did not know they need to face the same way. That is new to me.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13581)
• United States
22 Jun 22
@akalinus - im pretty sure this good luck thing got appropriated from somewhere .
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
21 Jun 22
Never heard of it. No I don't have one. I keep having the song from that Hungry Hungry Hippos in my head now.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
23 Jun 22
My kids played that a long time ago.
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paigea
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
23 Jun 22
We did have the PSA campaign about House Hippos. It clearly stated, after the initial moments of cuteness, that House Hippos don't exist and not to believe something, just because you saw it on TV.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
23 Jun 22
They do exist. I see pictures on FB all the time.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102704)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jun 22
It is the first time I have ever heard of a house hippo.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
20 Jun 22
You can read all about it on Wikipedia if you want.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
21 Jun 22
@Deepizzaguy No hurry. It is just something silly really.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102704)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Jun 22
@akalinus I will give it a look on my free time.
Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
25 Jun 22
I never heard that hippos are could now be domesticated. Thanks for sharing this.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43189)
• United States
27 Jun 22
Only if they are ceramic or another material. I don't recommend live hippos because I don't have a bushel of lettuce to feed them every day. My bathtub is too small for a hippo.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
28 Jun 22
@akalinus Oh I see. Sorry for I'm thinking the live hippos.