Fred was a car. He wasn’t just any car, he was a Volvo. His daddy was a Volvo, and his daddy’s daddy was a Volvo. If you were a von Auto (that’s their last name), you were a Volvo. There just wasn’t any two ways about it. Unfortunately, Fred was a crappy Volvo. He was an ugly color, he smelled bad, and he liked the taste of gasoline. So Michael, Fred’s user, decided to turn him into a cube. Cubes were appealing and you can easily find the volume of a cube (sł). It’s a pain in the butt to find the volume of a car.
Fred was not one for becoming a cube. He liked roaming the asphalt, the smell of the open road, and the feel of freshly filled tank (He also liked to gawk at the sexy Mustangs, but that’s another story). In order to prevent any permanent geometric disfiguement, Fred ran away. He ran as far as his shoddy, low-on-air tires would carry him. Fred ran all the way to Between, Georgia.
On his way out to the city that time forgot, Fred was exposed to terrible trials and battles. His first such encounter occurred when he was driving and accidently ran over a deceased mole. Fred continued on merry way; and then it happened. He heard a little squeaking sound coming from underneath him. He was being attacked by rabid moles! Morrocco, the leader mole, enslaved Fred and gave him 12 tasks:
- Free the moles that are in servitude in Spain.
- Find the lost rodent. It was rumored to last be found in Upper Mongolia.
- Take over a small island nation and have as your main export prickly pears.
- Drink the fluid from a lava lamp.
- Discover a new planet.
6.Manage to get a plant named after you. - Disprove Mendel’s law of independent assortment.
- Go “free-ballin'” for three weeks.
- Form a religious cult based on spider monkeys.
- Be a New York Times best seller.
- Write a text book.
- Be a five time Jeopardy champion.
Fred was at a loss. After all, he was a car! A lousy car, at best. He couldn’t do any of these things. Fred had to think of a plan and fast. What he did next will be recorded in all the record books as an uncanny feat executable only by souls of great cunning or vast cowardice…
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Sucks doesn’t it? Oh well, stay tuned for next week’s exciting installment.
- Michael, that guru