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January 14th, 2008

Smuggling melons in a stocking cap?

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Oddly Enough

mushroom-3-160.jpgGreetings Blog Person,

My friends and I are visiting Earth from another planet in your solar system. It rhymes with “Boopiter.” We have huge bulbous mushroom heads and large hands. We are unable to smile, and we must wear bowties at all times to transmit research data back to, uh, Boopiter.

Is there any place on Earth where we would be safe and not call undue attention to ourselves?

Sure, I think I have the perfect spot, pal. Have you ever heard of a place called Milan?

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A model displays a creation as part of Burberry’s Fall/Winter 2008/09 men’s collections during Milan Fashion Week January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

11 comments so far

The guy in the first picture looks thrilled to be modelling for Queer Eye for the Cold Guy, doesn’t he?

- Posted by Charlene

You can’t fool me — they’re from Remulac

- Posted by John C Abell

Dear Bob,

I suspect you won’t be able to get this one past the censors but here goes.

I wish spotting a dickhead were this easy.

See?

With warm regards, your embarassing bud,

Shawn

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

There’s some thing kind of fishy going on here.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

[thought bubble]
So, if they move forward with bio deisel, isn’t that just creating another source of hydrocarbon to burn, meaning there is even more carbon load being added to the atmosphere? I think so. If the price of biodiesel is lower than petrodeisel, wouldn’t that skew the market in favor of biodiesel and lower overall market costs, meaning that more engines would be designed to run on biodiesel and produce a spiral of greater carbonization of the atmosphere? It seems the rising price of diesel should be a deterrent to greater fuel use but this artificial injection of supply means a downward pressure on price.

And…Turn.

Plus, it’s increasing the price of feed grain and grains in general. What were those folks thinking? Of course, the decrease in dependence on foreign oil is nice. That is, if we don’t just increase vehicle use and end up with the same demand for foreign oil. What a much up.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Dang. Muck-up.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

What? Anti-Clause has elves?

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Naow ah unnerstan’ whar atair Hatfield name comed fum.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Is that?….YEAH! I knew it! That’s the incredible Mr. Limpett’s nephew Seth!
He’s doing runway now? I thought was stocking imported Chinese horseradish mustard in the Piggly Wiggly down in Mobile?
Hmmm.

- Posted by Nocturnal Bob

We don’t have enough models! Quick, put all the clothes on one and send him out there!

- Posted by Lady Weasel

The model wearing the beige hat looks like an acorn.

- Posted by Cy Nical

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