
Negotiations with the local fauna continue.


There’s a Jesus-in-a-box on my commute. I’ve had lots of opportunities to think of things that he might have to say. Unfortunately, since I’m usually driving, I haven’t had the opportunity to write most of them down. Still, I think we’ll be seeing him again, especially since I can’t wait to find out what he has to say about the fact that his box hasn’t been weeded in months.
For those of you who don’t read webcomics regularly, you’d be well advised to read Fred Gallagher’s Megatokyo. One of the first insanely popular web comics, Megatokyo has made a major impact into the comic-reading culture. Early in the series, the main character (Piro) drew a picture called “Sad Girl in Snow”. Almost every webcomic I read has its “Sad Girl in Snow” parody. When this horrible pun struck me, I couldn’t help but join the fray.
Y’know, I could be using these as buffer materials (and actually, some of them I am), but this one was just too good to hold. Faithful viewer Squeaker found this one Wednesday evening, and asked me, “Why would someone kill 4 corpses?”
Now you know.
Having heard some of the horror stories of Saddam Hussein’s reign of terror, would you be surprised?
It could be worse. She could be on the phone with the clients.


You can view the original article here [edit: well, it was…] if you desire. Or, you can go read the actual short stories, “A Sound of Thunder” and “The Veldt”. Special thanks to Jzimbert, who broke the story on the Get Outta My Head forums.