Usually, when I deign to post to the MOAB after a lengthy absence I will read what's been posted since my last visit in an attempt toward something resembling continuity. However, I have decided that continuity is mere illusion and that it makes just as much sense to simply imagine what has been said since my last visit. I'm almost certain it's more interesting than what may have actually been said. It also gives me a chance to address a few people individually and respond to what I imagine they've said in the last few days.

Rapaire: Bullwhips and handcuffs usually work quite well.

Amos: The Large Magellanic Cluster, for one.

Still River Sage: Hanes or Fruit of the Loom, though Hanes seems to have more durable elastic.

Bunn: Either Fig Newtons or Vaseline petroleum jelly.

Little Hawk: The one in the green skirt and spike heels.

Khandu: A 1934 Ford pickup truck with a load of watermelons.

Tweed: Oh! You mean that one? I wouldn't touch it with an eleven-foot pole!

William Shatner: Blow me!