Sammy's Song

Jul 18 20:27 UTC 1997

        Loonie the Moon poked snoozing Sammy Sparrow in the ribs
        and said "Sing your song, you lazy bird!"

        Sleepily, Sammy Sparrow started to comply but stopped
        halfway through, for fear of earning the attention of
        Charlie the Cat, who was probably prowling nearby.

        At least, that was Harry Human's idea as to why Sammy
        stopped singing. But then Harry remembered that Sammy was
        a ventriloquist bird who could make his song appear to be
        coming from another tree.

        "So why did Sammy stop?" wondered Harry to himself. "For
        that matter, why is a bird a bird and a human a human?"
        Harry reflected on how lucky he was to be a human being,
        as he never needed to fear that his own singing would
        cause Charlie the Cat to pounce on him, ventriloquist
        or no ventriloquist.

response 2 of 5:

Aug 9 02:52 UTC 1997

Help!  I'm being eaten by a rabid watermelon!

response 4 of 5:

Jan 1 05:21 UTC 1998

A new weretermelon quietly stalks the city tonight, seeking *more*
victims to inflict the terrible transformation upon....