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| Comments on Sunday 1 August 2004: |
| A few days ago I read a short story "The Inheritors" by G.M. Glaskin, in a book "The Zeitgeist Machine" (short stories selected by Damien Broderick). The book's quite good, but that's not why I'm writing about it. The story is about evil carnivorous sheep taking over Australia, and (implied) later the world, in a Day of the Triffids sort of way. Now BBC News tells us Crafty Sheep conquer cattle grids. It's the beginning of the invasion, I tell you. A spokeswoman for the National Sheep Association said "Sheep are quite intelligent creatures and have more brainpower than people are willing to give them credit for." Spokeswoman? Spokes-ewe more like. For the NSA! The secret talking-to-reporters-and-invading-things branch of Sheep government. "What we really need is more fencing to stop them." - oh sure, mere swordplay against those vicious endlessly chewing jaws. We're doomed! "They must find more tastier morsels down here." - more tastier mortals more like. They're eating your children and then erasing your memory. "But I don't have children," you say, and that just proves my point. "Several drivers have had to swerve to avoid hitting the animals and damaged their cars or been given a terrible shock." - that's one of the sheeply rules - if you don't damage your car, we'll bring out the electric sheep. Now they're not just for androids to dream about. I for one welcome our new woolly masters. [02:21] |
| Vee |
| hehe that really made me laugh. killer sheep yes.. they are evil. funny stuff. now i must go hide from the sheep.. |
| Aaron |
| It's funny alright, until you realize that he's not kidding! P.S. I don't have any children. |