2007-07-01 - 12:21 a.m.
Paging Chicken Little, white courtesy phone please
Or: How Uncle Monster spent his Saturday
Others: The sky is falling!!
Me: Why do you say that?
Others: Here's a chunk of it.
Me: Yes, but it's a small chuck. How's the rest of the sky?
Others: One chunk fell so all of it will fall. The sky is falling!!
Me: Have you tested it to see if it's really sky?
Others: It fell! It must be the sky. We've called for someone to fix it.
Me: Really? So you're sure it's the sky and the whole thing is falling?
Others: Yes! Absolutely! The sky is falling!
Me: So, when the sky repairman comes and I show him this acorn, you're going to feel kinda stupid, aren't you?
Others: Oh, no. Not at all. You see, that acorn could very well have been a sign that the sky was falling. Overreacting is a perfectly acceptable course of action when the sky is falling.
Me: Except that the sky ISN'T falling, is it?
Others: Well, maybe we'll get this piece of sky tested. But we reserve the right to panic.
Me: I really need a drink.
Others: You're having a drink? You must be an alcoholic.
Me: Arrrrggghhhh!!!Note: Upon inspection, the acorn did not, in fact, turn out to be a piece of the sky. The sky as a whole is just fine and the acorn was given to a friendly elderly squirrel. And yes, I did have a drink and yes, it was quite tasty.
Andrew
Pam
Schlock Mercenary/Journal
Brazil
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