I still bring my original Danny everywhere I move. ‘Cardboard Danny is so withered and sad and broken now’ I told him I had him in my dorm room, to which he responded, “Is that a co-ed dorm?” My brain was still buffering, and I just awkwardly said, “Yes.” We hugged, and he asked me what my Danny was up to now. When I saw him, my mouth went completely dry, and I started rolling my tongue in my mouth like some crazy lizard person. Then they said, “We have one more Danny for you,” and in comes the real one, who was on the show to promote the movie Smallfoot. She refers to them as “The Council of Dannys.” The other cardboard Dannys that Closs received on The Talk now reside in her parents’ basement. On the air, they gave me four more cardboard Dannys from various movies - Danny as the Penguin, Danny from Matilda, Danny from Taxi and Danny and Arnold from Twins. They flew me and my parents out to Los Angeles, and I was given questions beforehand. They said they wanted to fly me out for an episode about the biggest viral stories of the summer. In September, when I was just starting out as a freshman in college, I got a message from The Talk on CBS. Closs and Cardboard Danny at the photo booth In one of them, I held a sign that read, “Google This,” which kind of foreshadowed how viral this was going to become. My friend hid behind Danny and held up signs and masks. They also had a photo booth area, where Danny and I took pictures. When I came out, people were lining up for pictures with him. Danny loved when they played “I Don’t Give a Fuck” - that was his favorite.Īt one point, I had to go to the bathroom, so I asked my friend to watch Danny. I’d boost him up in the air during the music, and I did this one move where I’d twist the leash around him and let ‘er rip like he was a giant Beyblade. Once we got on the dance floor, Danny and I got a lot of great moves down. Of course, I immediately caught the attention of the photographers there, including one from the local paper. The tie ended up being a good move because it was really windy and he kept tipping over, but I could grab the tie and the leash on the scooter at the same time, keeping him up pretty well. I got to prom later than most other people did, so I had to walk all the way down this long line with Danny rolling behind me. ‘Danny and I got a lot of great moves down’

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