http://www.growlers.org/ A story log. Or the last seven posts, at least. en-us Copyright 1996-2007, Karl Bailey. editor@growlers.org (Karl Bailey) hopeme@growlers.org Tue, 2 Sep 2003 15:33:40 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/21/ Once, not so long ago, there was a little village. In the village, there lived many happy people, some of whom were little, and others who were not. The villagers raised all sorts of animals on the green in the middle of the village. The green was considered the property of everyone in the village, and was open to all. Some villagers raised shee... Tue, 2 Sep 2003 15:33:40 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/20/ When it came to summer blockbusters, Stan was the consummate consumer. Not only would he go to see the latest bit of celluloid eye candy five or six times, but he would hunt down and purchase every last piece of merchandising associated with the film. Collect all four commemorative plastic champagne glasses? No problem! The sountrack? Yes, pleas... Fri, 4 Jul 2003 16:14:25 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/19/ A package arrived in the mail. It was three dimensional, and, as such, elicited a fair amount of excitement. This excitement was heightened by the fact that the boy was, not surprisingly, expecting a package in the mail. The expected package was supposed to contain some things that had been ordered from a company that was located in another town... Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:03:20 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/18/ We are on the bridge of a large starship. Stars are drifting lazily past the viewing portals. On the bridge are two alien crewmen named Wombat and Numbat, who look a lot like muskoxen Captain Aluut: (enters, holding his belly. he looks to be in great pain.) Unusakut! Nanguvunga! (he notices Wombat and Numbat.) Umingmait! Wombat and Numbat: (spi... Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:57:49 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/17/ The voting public had no idea that the President had a problem until it was too late. Sure, the breakfast comedies mocked his tendency to look at his wrist-top computer. He'd be meeting with, say, the President of Mexico and but just before he shook his hand and said "Hello, Juan", he'd look at his wrist. "Why are you always looking at your ... Tue, 27 May 2003 15:00:09 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/16/ No one ever talks about Delaware. They talk about the District of Columbia, which is smaller. They talk about Texas, which is larger. But never Delaware. I imagine that I could change that, one conversation at a time. Salesperson: That will be $5.62. Me: Did you know that the Delaware state bird is the Blue Hen Chicken? Salesperson: Huh. Po... Wed, 21 May 2003 16:35:42 -0500 http://www.growlers.org/things/15/ The Statement of the Director of the Tactical Robotic Organisms Laboratory, concerning the Incident at Kitty Hawk: As you all know, it was during the Battle of Kitty Hawk that we first used Tactical Robotic Organisms. We were forced to deviate slightly from out original plan, leading to some complications. To tell you the truth, the problem w... Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:40:46 -0500