What Came to Mind When I Heard of "Put the Little Girl to Sleep"

Dr. Seuss has written
a bedtime thriller?

Spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn revealed earlier today plans for the assassination (or murder, no one is sure) of her boss Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Although the phrase Oplan: Put the Little Girl to Sleep is longer and taller than the target, I have to give credit to whoever came up with this creative name. It surely got the attention of the country as the online world went abuzz as soon as the plan was bared. As creative as it may sound, and as serious as it should seem, Put The Little Girl to Sleep is just too fancy a name for a murder plot. So here's a list of what came to my mind upon hearing it on the news:

1. A long-lost illustrated bedtime read penned by Dr. Seuss. Story revolves around a scheming little girl named Glory River who's obligated to wear a neck brace after she suffered a near-fatal fall. It's up to her adoptive mother Leela Lime to put her to sleep while wearing the neck brace.

2. A Hollywood film (or the local film industry's latest attempt in quality film-making). 

Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair
 as Brooke and Helena

Genre: Action/Drama/Suspense Plot: Brooke is the sole child of a famous president, and is groomed to someday succeed her ailing father. But Lemon and her party of power-hungry politicians wouldn't be too easy on her, as evil men will be out to put her down before she even gets to start training for the position. But she has something (or someone) that they don't have, and proves to be her greatest asset: her assistant Helena.

3. An unreleased single by One Direction about a girl who...wait for it...can't sleep. Target demo: W2-19 and W54-75. It could also be a lullaby, ala Sa Ugoy ng Duyan: "Nais kong maulit ang awit ni inang mahal / Awit ng pag-ibig habang ako'y nasa duyan."

4. A list of pedophilic offenders released by WikiLeaks.

5. A documentary about Dr. Conrad Murray's life before his imprisonment and his role in Michael Jackson's involuntary manslaughter.

6. Mnemonic for some complicated science lesson. Something like "King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti" or "Oh Oh Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girl's Velvet, Ah Heaven!"

We surely hope the murder plot against the former president isn't true. Not that people want her dead (1 out of 2 Filipinos want her dead), but have her answer first the various allegations and charges she's accused of and have her accountable for those she'll be found guilty of. But until then, keep her safe inside that comfy private hospital, away from her assassins. As Benjamin Disraeli said, "Assassination has never changed the history of the world."