We saw this poster today, which is a great parody of 1930s-1940s propaganda posters. Rather than dismiss it as paranoid, we read some of the…
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We’ev been away from the computer for a few days, so we have some catchin’ up to do on the Carnival front. Thanks to the…
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“Okay chief, I got some bad news. Your numbers are down again.”
“You’re shittin’ me.”
“I’m afraid not, Your Mightiness,” the PR flack looked at his shimmering clipboard and said, “according to this, you’re down to less than one percent.”
“What?” Thunder shook the hallway, and a few of the other people in the communications office looked down at their desks.
“I have some good news. If you look at the segmented audiences, you are way up in the head-banging heavy metal market. Fully six percent of them believe you exist.”
“Six percent?”
“I don’t know what to tell you Thor, they just aren’t going for the Nordic gods anymore. In some ways, you’re lucky to still be with us. I heard that Baldur just disappeared last week.”
“What do you mean disappeared? He’s the God of Peace, fer Christ’s sake.”
“Once you drop below a critical level, well …” The PR flack blew on his fingers, and spread them apart. “Poof, you cease to exist. I mean, Baldur was hardly known by anyone except a few scholars and D&D freaks, let alone worshipped.”
“How am I doing with the D&D crowd?” Thor asked. Not that long ago, he was embarrassed to be prayed to in game situations, but now it seemed like the only thing standing between him and non-existence.
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We have a lively Carnival this week, all from submissions, nothing presented by Thag and the results of his “digging stick”. Enjoy!
BiBi Cambridge at BiBi Cambridge; Baseless Accusations has a post not to be missed in The ‘C’ Word. Hope to “see you next Thursday” BiBi!
In a related post, Ahistoricality, at The Weblog, has found a piece of bonefide satire with this Proposed New Logo for the Republican Party.
Tommy at Striving For Average takes flight with his funny take on Bird Hunting.
Elisson at Blog d’Elisson has a heart-warming tale about Mr. Kinky.
Aloysius at catymology has some research for the Phrase Freak to consider in All your snowclones are belong to us (TM).
Vox Poplar at Vox Poplar is Right About Everything & Don’t You Forget It! does a turn as Dante with Slobo is No Mo (Overheard in Hell).
And someplace else, it’s slightly colder. Justin Feng at Pererro presents Hail!
Mr. Right at The Right Place puts the question to rest. Bush is definitely Hitler.
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