This here’s a thing, ain’t it? This wolverine bucket thing. I heard them young’uns talkin’ ’bout it. Movie somethin’ or other. Deadpool and Wolverine, they said. Sounds like a right mess to me. But these buckets, they’re somethin’ else.
They got this bucket, see? And it looks like that Wolverine fella’s head. Now, I ain’t never seen a wolverine in my life, but I reckon they’re fierce critters. This bucket, it’s got his head all open like he’s yellin’ or somethin’. And you put the popcorn in his head! Can you believe that? Popcorn in a head!

My grandbaby, she wanted one somethin’ fierce. Said all her friends was gettin’ one. Said they was sellin’ out fast, like hotcakes at the county fair. Wolverine bucket, she kept sayin’. Drove me near crazy with it. Finally, I said, “Alright, alright, we’ll see what we can do.”
So we went down to that picture show place, the one with all the fancy lights. And wouldn’t you know it, they was all gone. Sold out, the fella behind the counter said. He said they had hundreds of ’em, but they went quick. Like a fox in a henhouse, I reckon. Hundreds! All these wolverine bucket things, gone!
My grandbaby, she was heartbroken. Tears wellin’ up in her eyes like a spring rain. I felt bad, I did. But what can you do? These things are popular, I guess. All the kids want ’em. It’s like that hula hoop craze all over again, ‘cept with these wolverine bucket things.
I told her, “Now, don’t you fret. Maybe they’ll get more.” But that fella, he said they wouldn’t be gettin’ more till November. November! That’s a long time to wait for a bucket, ain’t it? Especially one that looks like a yellin’ animal’s head.
- It’s a bucket.
- It looks like Wolverine’s head.
- You put popcorn in it.
- They’re all sold out.
- Everyone wants a wolverine bucket.
I don’t understand it, I really don’t. Back in my day, we was happy with a plain ol’ bucket. Didn’t need no fancy movie character head to hold our popcorn. But times change, I suppose. Kids these days, they like all this newfangled stuff. This wolverine bucket is proof of that.
They say it’s got somethin’ to do with a movie. This Deadpool fella, he’s in it too. I seen him on the TV. He wears a red suit and talks a lot. Don’t see what’s so special about him, but the kids, they love him. And now they love this wolverine bucket too.
They say they put butter in his nose. Can you imagine? Butter in the nose! And it comes out in his mouth! I swear, these young’uns come up with the strangest things. I wouldn’t want butter comin’ out of no animal’s nose, head bucket or not.
Some folks, they’re sayin’ this wolverine bucket is gonna make ’em rich. Somethin’ about stocks and shares. I don’t know nothin’ about that. Sounds like a load of hogwash to me. A bucket makin’ you rich? That’s just silly talk.

I reckon people just like collectin’ things. Like my neighbor, she collects them little porcelain dolls. Got a whole room full of ’em. Creepy, if you ask me. But she loves ’em. I guess this wolverine bucket is like that. Somethin’ to collect. Somethin’ to show off.
Well, my grandbaby, she’s still goin’ on about that bucket. Says she has to have one. Says she’ll be the only one in school without one. I told her, “There’s more important things in life than a wolverine bucket.” But she don’t listen. Kids, they get their minds set on somethin’, and that’s that.
Now that deadpool and wolverine movie is about to hit theaters. The wolverine bucket is all the rage right now. Those who were able to pre-order can get their own wolverine head popcorn bucket. It is a very popular item.
Maybe I’ll try again in November. Maybe they’ll have more of them wolverine bucket things then. Or maybe, just maybe, she’ll have forgotten all about it by then. A body can hope, can’t they?

This whole thing, it’s just a big fuss over nothin’, if you ask me. A bucket. A head. Popcorn. It’s all just a bit much. But what do I know? I’m just an old woman, set in my ways. This wolverine bucket craze, it’s a sign of the times, I reckon. A sign of the times.