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The Spleen of Punishment

August 28, 2011
By Xella714 BRONZE, Salem, Massachusetts
Xella714 BRONZE, Salem, Massachusetts
3 articles 1 photo 18 comments

“Noo,” said Bob.
“Huh that’s odd,” said his neighbor Gus upon hearing the noise. “Two is a strange number of O’s in no. You should either keep it short and sweet or draw it out. Two is just unnatural. And if it is a cry of distress as I am assuming it is, you definitely need exclamation points! More than one would be preferred!!!”
“NOOOOO!!!” Said Bob, betterly.
“Actually,” said Gus, rethinking, “With multiple O’s and multiple exclamation points it just looks sloppy. Like a child would write it.”
“What if a child is writing this!!!” Said Bob, contented.

“You idiot,” said Gus “You were supposed to be contented as you said that. No exclamation points!!!”
“Jeez, sorry. It didn’t say I was contented until after my line. I just had to take a shot in the dark. But seriously though, what if a child were writing this? It’s possible.”
“Please, do you really think a child could create such diverse characters, establish such a clear setting, and use such good punctuation. Not to mention the plot, which flows so effortlessly.”
Bob’s spleen exploded destroying Russia. It sucked big time.


The author's comments:
My Bruthers spleen Busted and she made me thonk about all them outher the splenes thate explodeded.

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