Purgatory Creek

 

The Western U.S.A. is loaded to the brim with ghost stories of every kind.  Given that it's also home to many prominent fossil sites, including several at the famed Hell Creek Formation, I'm kind of surprised that I've not yet heard any stories concerning the wandering spirits of the less-recently-deceased.  Just imagine how much mileage you could get out of cowboys running into dinosaur ghosts. 

Grandma Cat

At one point in the long history of the feral cats that have lived on my family's property, there was one cat (nicknamed "the crotchety old grandma") who did exactly this.  The victim kitten in question protested very loudly. 

The Snafu Merit Badge

At least they managed to keep their life jackets on. 


Snafu merit badge - noun:  The Boy Scout equivalent of the Darwin Award.  Given to individuals who, against the odds, manage to survive hilariously abysmal situations spawned of their own stupidity.  They're probably not going to earn anything else, so we might as well give them this. 

Origin:  July 2017; from the brain of a weirdo female cartoonist who otherwise has virtually nothing to do with any kind of Scouting program.  But it's funny, so let's see if it catches on.

Fellow Blood-Drinkers

Just some vampires having an identity crisis.  Nothing to see here. 


I suppose it could be worse, though.  In some cultures, vampires turn into insects...