The Latest Gossip

Last night, I started up the game and left it sitting briefly. I was checking something before I picked up the controller. But the game quickly captured my attention when I heard a UFO flying overhead! I grabbed the controller and chased it down, but it was too late to get my slingshot out. One of these years, I’ll shoot it down again. 😛

Gulliver's UFO flies overhead in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

You know what’s weird, though? I get occasional UFO sightings, but I can’t even remember the last time I saw a balloon present in this game! In fact, it’s been almost three years since I’ve mentioned a balloon present in the blog! And if I shot one down, I almost surely would have mentioned it.

I played again today, and Big Top was talking about how Benedict and Antonio are such close friends. He said that they were wearing matching wallet-print outfits yesterday. But that wasn’t true at all! I even checked my recorded footage from yesterday, and they were wearing completely different outfits. 😛

Big Top: They were wearing matching wallet-print outfits yesterday!

He said it was lame of them. It sounds like Big Top is just jealous of their friendship.

Big Top: It was sooooooo, well, lame, actually!

Katrina was in town, so I entered her tent to get my fortune told. She dealt the “midnight” card and then started talking about a fox with a knack for art. I started seeing Redd when I realized I paid 100 bells for this nonsense. 😉 As far as I could tell, her fortune didn’t mean a thing. She’s a con artist just like Crazy Redd. 😛

Katrina: A fox with a knack for art paints images on a piece of litmus paper...

Today’s gossip came from Bunnie. She said that Big Top called Margie by his ex’s name, and they’ve been fighting ever since.

Bunnie: So the whole fight started when Big Top called Margie...

Bunnie: his ex's name by accident, tootie!!!

My next Wild World video episode will be up in the next few days, so keep an eye out for it!

Clean That Pigsty!

May has arrived, and Mom sent me a nice letter talking about the warm May sun…and sandwiches! 🥪

Dear Jeff, The warm May sun and gentle breeze make me want to dust off the picnic basket. Sandwiches for all! -Mom

The flea market was held today, and Rolf couldn’t wait to buy my stuff. When I ran into him near town hall, he ordered me to clean my pigsty of a house!

Rolf: I'm gonna shop for stuff at your house next, so you'd better clean that pigsty!

He seemed a bit angry…though I’m not sure why.

Rolf: I'm gonna be a guest in your house, dadblastit! Grrrolf!
No you’re not.

As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t care for flea market days, because animals in their homes only care about selling you things. They won’t just talk normally. When I told Margie I didn’t want to buy anything, she got depressed. So when I went into Bunnie’s house, I decided to buy something just to be nice.

Bunnie: Oh, YAY! Well, you can just touch what you want, like, whenever you're ready!

I asked about the lovely chair, and she sold it to me for 650 bells.

Antonio was all packed up and ready to move out of town, but I got him to change his mind on the first try. I still need his pic before I let him go.

Antonio: My brain's all bamboozled... Maybe I should rethink the whole thing, wee baby!

I went down to the Roost, where K.K. Slider was performing. He played Cafe K.K. for me, and I enjoyed the show.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: Cafe K.K.!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone! I’ll see you next time.

Tomato Soup Bait?

Big Top was talking about the fishing tournament coming up on Sunday, and he said he wasn’t going to lose to me because he has charm…and tomato soup.

Big Top: Fine! But I am NOT gonna lose to you! You might have opposable thumbs,
Big Top: but I've got charm to woo the fish with! And lots of tomato soup!

I’ve never heard of using tomato soup as fish bait, but who am I to doubt an elephant holding a fishing rod? 😛

I ran into Margie, and she told me that gardening was her favorite thing right now. When I walked by her house, I knew she was serious. She had about 15 flowers surrounding her house.

A bunch of flowers surrounding Margie's house.

I don’t know why she didn’t do this for the Flower Fest two weeks ago. She probably would have won, since nobody had that many flowers at the time!

I went down to the Roost to check out K.K. Slider’s musical performance for the first time in months. However, I accidentally selected the option to request a song, and there was no way to back out of it. So I just tried to come up with something silly.

K.K.: This is far out. Get ready to groove to my son!

He ended up playing the song that later became known as Stale Cupcakes.

K.K.: The thing is, my son's not on my set list, man.

I found all three of today’s fossils, so I didn’t mind at all when my favorite villager Goldie asked me for one. I gave her some amber, and she really seemed to enjoy it.

Goldie: Wait... You went out and dug this up just for me? That's amazing!
You’re a good dog, you deserve it!

She gave me a regal carpet in return. But the real reward was just seeing her so happy. 🙂

Goldie: This has been a great day! What a cool friend you are! Thanks, woof!

I recently posted a video taking a look at exclusive favors/requests in each Animal Crossing game. That includes the one in Wild World where villagers ask to have a contest to see who can catch a fish or bug first. If you haven’t seen it yet, here it is:

Have a great day, and I’ll see you all next week!