DISTANT HILLS
by A Far Side Cow
The distant hills call to me.
Their rolling waves seduce my heart.
Oh, how I want to graze in their lush valleys.
Oh, how I want to run down their green slopes.
Alas, I cannot.
Damn the electric fence!
Damn the electric fence!
CREDIT: Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
“Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.” MARK TWAIN
“In this chthonian* world the only thing of importance is orthography** and punctuation. It doesn’t matter what the nature of the calamity is, only whether it is spelled right.” HENRY MILLER
*chthonian: Concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld.
**orthography: A part of language study that deals with letters and spelling.
Cartoon: “The Far Side,” 1985 by Gary Larson, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CAPTION: And no one ever heard from the Anderson brothers again.
Credit: The Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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