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The Donkey Gruntler<br />
The Donkey Gruntler evolved from my experience playing<br />
a harmonica and realizing that playing a note on the inhale<br />
buzzed my chest. I spent some time trying out various reeds<br />
and, after creating the best I could put together, wrote an article<br />
titled “Enlightenment For The Just Plain Disgruntled” or<br />
“Poohbear’s Instructions to Eeyore on De-Gloomification.” It<br />
suggested assuming a facial expression that I named “Grandma’s<br />
Amused Look” and offered, if the expression failed to<br />
‘gruntle’ you, the one-note “Donkey Gruntler.” The instruction<br />
sheet accompanying it read as follows:<br />
“A Mood Enhancer for the Just Plain Disgruntled”<br />
“Are you feeling blue? Can’t chase the Blue Meanies away?<br />
Want to quit smoking but can’t? Eating too much? If you find<br />
yourself in a disgruntled mood, gloomy like the donkey Eeyore<br />
in Winnie The Pooh, brighten up with a Donkey Gruntler. If you<br />
breathe in and out on a Donkey Gruntler, it will de-gloomify<br />
you and help you smile again! Also, any child within hearing<br />
distance will smile too – what better way get happy? Kids really<br />
‘quack up’ when they hear you – and dogs get quizzical<br />
looks on their faces. As for cats – well, they pretend to have<br />
always known about it, and prefer purring anyway. The Donkey<br />
Gruntler goes “Hee-Haw!” when you breathe in and out through<br />
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