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Video Game Boss Sketch

    VIDEO GAME BOSS By Shawn Ravenfire INT.   EVIL LAIR TITLE SCREEN:   VIDEO GAME BOSS A video game BOSS is standing in a castle room. BOSS Ha ha, my evil plan is coming together.   Soon, I shall rule the world.   But first, I must be certain that all the necessary preparations have been made.   Wizard, Warrior! WIZARD and WARRIOR enter. WARRIOR You called, sir? BOSS You are my most trusted and high-ranking mini-bosses.   Tell me, are there any obstacles which may interfere with my plans for world domination? WARRIOR None, sir.   All the rival bosses attempting to take over the world are patiently waiting their turn, as usual.   WIZARD My crystal ball has shown me that the entire castle realm is sealed off.   It is physically impossible for anyone to get into this realm to make trouble for us, who isn’t already inside. BOSS You think someone may have gotten in? WIZARD One hero, plus a few s...

The Little Engine That Went to Rehab

Once upon a time, there was a Little Engine.  The Little Engine tried to get over a steep hill, but it was too difficult for him.  So the Little Engine entered a twelve-step program, and he learned that the first step toward getting over any steep hill is to admit to yourself that you can't do it.  So the Little Engine sat at the bottom of the hill, repeating out loud: "I KNOW I CAN'T.  I KNOW I CAN'T.  I KNOW I CAN'T.  I KNOW I CAN'T." And he successfully did not get over the hill. The next step toward getting over the hill was to turn himself over to a higher power.  All the other engines in rehab had questions:  "I'm an Atheist, and don't believe in a higher power," said one engine.  "I'm a Deist, and I don't believe in divine intervention," said another.  "We're all Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Wiccans, Shintoists, Rastafarians and Baha'is, and we all believe in free will,...