It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a...Banana?

Last year, around the beginning of spring, I went to Book/Music/Video store with some friends. Hanging on a rack at the front of the store is where the purple monkey power was originated. What was this phenomenon? What could possibly be my muse? A pair of pink flip-flops. Now, you may be asking yourself, what is so incredible about pink flip-flops? Well, I'll tell you. The strap! The strap was a purple monkey. His arms stretched back to the sides of the flip-flop and his little tail wound between your toes. I was entranced. It took a moment for me to snap out of my daze. I picked up a pair of the incredible flip-flops and looked at my friends. Then in a whisper, barely audible, I said "Feel the Power of the Purple Monkey." And that, ladies and gentlemen, is where it all began. I have since created a super hero persona for myself that includes a purple suit with a monkey face. My weapon of choice? A boomerang that looks like a banana. But that is for another time and place.