There are those who have thought that Winslow was the ideal form for life itself. Advanced civilizations who hold this theory, while interesting for a while, tend not to last very long. A very few civilizations have decided that Winslow is merely the ideal form for small fuzzy green aligators and never quite understood what all the fuss was about. They are usually exterminated in holy wars by their neighbors.
I believe that the First Amendment should cover everything. Even the incredibly icky, distasteful stuff. Because if we let "them" start making ethical judgments, they might not stop until it's nothing but Norman Rockwell and Hummel figurines.
confirmed in private e-mail, 6-Sep-03
Heroes come in many forms. Some are more frightening than others.
FERRETINA, THE WEASEL QUEEN: You know, you're not like the local villagers.
OTHAR TRYGGVASSEN: Really? Are they all hideous mutants or something?
FERRETINA: What? No!
OTHAR: Sorry. In my line of work it pays to ask.
Original comic.
MINSK: Dis iz turnink into vun of dose plans ... the kind vere ve kill everybody dot notices dot ve's killin' people?
GORB: It is?
MINSK: Uh huh. And how do dose alvays end?
GORB: De dirigible iz in flames, everyboddyz dead an' I've lost my hat.
MINSK: Dot's right. Und any plan vere you lose you hat iz?
GORB: A bad plan?
MINSK: Right again!
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