Sheila Hanson's students "won't leave the classroom Mr. Scream alone. They're constantly repositioning the arms. I my self am thankful it makes them want to come to English class. One kid wanted to take Scream to the prom!" At the Sausalito Ferry Company (a gift store in California), a customer was asked to leave the store because he wouldn't stop hitting his friends with a 19", Scream Junior inflatable. A women flew from London to NYC to close a big business deal months in the making. When she arrived, she learned that her client contact had just been fired and the deal was off. She called a NYC friend to get sympathy, and within 15 minutes, the friend had a bicycle messenger deliver a 54 inch scream. Janet Klion's holiday cards show a photo of the Scream, with words, "Don't Worry-- Be Happy." EvaDstruxn says she heard that some time back, scientists were thinking about burying some helacious nuclear waste in the New Mexico desert. They were going to cement it over, etc., etc., but wanted to be sure that no one would ever try to open up the waste dumps for obvious reasons...but they wanted to use a universal "sign" rather than a warning using English or other language. They thought of the famous red circle with the line through it, some other things which denote "NO", but they decided to use a concrete cast impression of "The Scream" - they decided that it was pretty universal, even for people who couldn't read or write. Smart, no?! BCbyAD's Halloween pumpkin was carved into the Scream. Occasionally, one of our inflates develops a leak. To receive a replacement, we ask that the customer cut off the head and mail the head back to us!! We received this letter and poem from A. Rainbaltz: "I am sending you this head in good faith. A few friends came to my house and we had a few farewell drinks. A poem was written: "The Head" You blessed us with your presence only for a time / When first I blew you up, I thought that you were fine / But as each day went by you seemed to wilt and fold / The air that brings you life, your body would not hold / I tried to save you, as if I were a medic / The glue that I was using started giving me a headache / I had to finally admit that you were losing the fight / Why you? Why me? this doesn't seem right! / When I put you out of your misery, it seemed as if a dream / A dreaded day it was when "I" killed the Scream." Pauline Burton's husband has a Scream inflatable on his deck with a sign, "It's Only Work." Kate Egenow's co-workers put Screams in their office doorways when they're stressed out. Pauline Burton uses this e-mail icon when frustrated (O.O) A Colorado mayor placed 54" Scream inflates in every board members chair before a council meeting. When Munch's painting The Scream was stolen in 1994 during the winter Olympics, the investigation was headed by Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector-who had an inflatable Scream in his office, the whole time! Do you have a Scream story? Send it to us and we just might put it on this page!

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