Symbols and Tropes
Carl’s House
Even the most quarrelsome couple on House Hunters would agree that Carl’s house is a treasure. It’s quirky, it’s Victorian, and it comes furnished with millions of balloons. What’s not to l...
Shapes
Carl is a square—and we’re not just saying that because the old man’s out of step with the culture at large and still refers to people as dirty hippies. No, Carl is literally a square. He has...
Balloons
We don’t know why Carl had millions of balloons lying around his house, but we’re sure glad that he did. Without those helium-filled suckers, Carl never would have taken off, and neither would...