There once was a woodchuck named Carl. He ate grasses mostly, but every once in a while would eat a tasty insect or two.
There once was a woodchuck named Carl. He ate grasses mostly, but every once in a while would eat a tasty insect or two.
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Carl's friend Jimmy the Meerkat was generally a recluse. On occasion he would hit up the town looking for some action.
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
Alphonse the lemur lived across the street from Carl. While they might exchange a cordial hello in public, the mere sight of Alphonse for some reason filled Carl with deep seated feelings of anxiety.
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
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Carl doesn't care much for the neighborhood kids.
“As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the State is not far from its fall”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Carl and Jimmy knew that their friend Barrington the anteater needed to seek help for his obsessive-compulsive eating, but Barrington swore that he didn’t have a problem.
Sylvester Sloth is just happy hanging out here for a while....
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
What Carl didn't know....couldn't possibly know....was that he had humiliated Alphonse during Junior High, and that Alphonse - having made the transformation to lemur and garnered acclaim and fortune - was back in the neighborhood under an assumed name, and looking for payback..
dun dun dun.........
"...I would never try to tick Hink off. He kinda intimidates me. He's quite butch, you know." - Maister
and so Alphonse, after many long years of nursing his grudge against Carl, set into motion a diabolic sequence of events that he hoped would prove to be Carl's undoing. Little did he realize, though, that Suzie Squirrel was also aware of Alphonse's vengeful designs.
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Ed the rabbit simply just wants to eat green leafy plants whenever possible.
I'm sorry. Is my bias showing?
but living here in Woodsend Downs where life is not as innocent as it seems, we know he will die because he dared to believe that Suzy Squirrel would leave behind the life she chose as a high-end pasture call girl. He's a peaceful rodent with a good heart --- and that means nothing here. Nothing.Originally posted by mendelman
Ed the rabbit simply just wants to eat green leafy plants whenever possible....
"...I would never try to tick Hink off. He kinda intimidates me. He's quite butch, you know." - Maister
Finally fed up with all the drama, Jimmy the Meerkat decided he was no longer playing nice.
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
Jennifer the wombat steadfastly maintained her neutrality throughout the conflict.
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People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Chipmunk Rogers continues storing food for the long winter. Though, he does sometimes dream of starting a band with his brothers.
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I'm sorry. Is my bias showing?
Alphonse found it necessary to make sure Jimmy the Meerkat understood that it was important to carefully, carefully consider whose side you chose......accidents happen every day in these woods......terrible, terrible accidents.....
"...I would never try to tick Hink off. He kinda intimidates me. He's quite butch, you know." - Maister
Jimmy met his old friend Jack for coffee (Jack is a part-time PI) and asked him to carefully look in to Alphonse’s background and history. Jack started surveillance activities immediately.
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Looks like Jack went deep under cover now... secret agent meerkat... no one knows what he looks like... or where he'll turn up next...Jimmy met his old friend Jack for coffee (Jack is a part-time PI) and asked him to carefully look in to Alphonse’s background and history. Jack started surveillance activities immediately.
Alphonse is genuinely hurt that Suzie would leave his care and protection to try to run away with Ed the Rabbit. Suzie, his one comfort, his one weakness. He'd make sure that rabbit never ran anywhere, ever again....
"...I would never try to tick Hink off. He kinda intimidates me. He's quite butch, you know." - Maister
Suzy Squirrel never had it easy growing up the youngest of three, in a mother-less home. After her family was kicked out of Oak Hollow following an the apple incident, they lived off the land for 3 years until her father, Sid, landed full time job as a bakers apprentice.
"Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon." ~Peter Lynch
Vinnie "the Repairman" Panda had a reputation around the forest as being someone who "fixed" problems. If you had a problem that you needed to go away and had a few extra crates of bamboo to spare, then Vinnie was the one to fix it for you. Like the time Sally Otter mysteriously disappeared never to return after fooling around on Mr. Otter......
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People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Carl was getting annoyed and started asking around about what the fox says.
Turns out that only guy that knew was Spanky... the happy dog.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
Jimmy and Jack decided to take up arms. It looked like things were about to get ugly.
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
Once again, Carl was involved in a ménage à trois with Suzie and Alphonse. All he really wanted was a little tail, an area in which he was severely lacking. Suzie could have been the answer but Alphonse was not about to let Carl see how much wood he could chuck.
“Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.”
Looking to even an old score with Jimmy and Jack, Gary the Baboon took full advantage of the civil unrest in the forest, armed himself, and lay in wait until the moment the unfortunate pair were in his crosshairs.
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
All of the neighborhood intrigue got to Bill the Badger. He was really angry and outside of his comfort zone.
He decided that after his morning breakfast of a fine omelet with crunchy bugs, he was going to build himself a bunker in the back yard.
And Bill doesn't give a carp if he has the right Forest Permits to dig and build or not!
I can't deliver UTOPIA, but I can create a HELL for you to LIVE in :)DoD:(
Everyone just needs to chill out before something goes down that we all regret.
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someone please fix - I'm tired
"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
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