Friday, June 24, 2016

A Huge Plot Twist

Book: Panda says I Love You by Margaret Mince  Page one  I love you  Page two  The end  Adult reader: Is it just me, or are children's books getting really dumbed down these days

It's just you.  I think. 

While poking around the local library, I noticed several children's books that all had titles along the lines of "X does/says Y."  I never got around to checking what was actually on the inside, and I assume it's more substantial than this, but I can't imagine how. 

Friday, June 17, 2016

Driving Me Crazy

Why my brother and I can't stand each other's driving  Speed limit 50 fifty  Alex at 55 miles per hour: Driving is so much more fun when it's like a roller coaster  Erin hangs onto seat in fear  Erin at 45 mph: Aren't those clouds pretty  Alex bangs head against dashboard whap

The two of us may have slightly different opinions on what constitutes "fun." 

Friday, June 10, 2016

A Spot of Donut Trouble

Anni Seed opens empty donut box  Anni: Hey  What happened to all the donuts  Andrew: I was hungry and you were slow  You'll survive  Anni pulls her spots off, throws them like shuriken, pins Andrew to the wall  Andrew: Or I could go buy you a new box  Anni: That would be very thoughtful  Now give my spots back

You'd think he'd know better than to come between a reality-warping cartoon deer and her pastries.

Friday, June 3, 2016

Seven-Inch Scourge

Vampires are more terrifying as squirrels  Zombies are more terrifying as squirrels  Necromancers are more terrifying as squirrels  Insurance salesman are more terrifying as squirrels

Of course, regular squirrels are pretty terrifying.  Despite their reputation as cute, fuzzy nut-lovers, they are known to engage in predatory behavior on a disturbingly frequent basis.  They can and do eat insects, birds, smaller rodents, and snakes.  This is most commonly seen in the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, a creature which coincidentally also inspired the Goldy Gopher mascot of the University of Minnesota.  Don't mess with Goldy if you know what's good for you.