Rascals, Varmints & Critters 2: The Book of Curses
Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.
Written by John Goff
128 pages, $20.00
Senate transcript excerpt, dated October 11, 1877
Senator Morgan Folder (R, Michigan): . . . and yet, if we truly want to protect our children, why then do we not seek to ban these corrupting publications, like the so-called Rascals, Varmints, & Critters 2: The Book of Curses?
No, no, your jeers do not affect me; you forget, I'm from the upper peninsula. Now, let us look at this book for a moment, shall we?
The first fifth of the book is a section they call a No Man's Land, and it consists of three sections. The first is a Neo-Zoology accounting by Dr. Taddeus Washington, which details many of his observations and musings regarding his study of the American West. (I refuse to stoop to the lurid press's "Weird West" moniker for this region.) Although well-written and thorough, it still strikes me as the work of a man who's been in the sun too long.
The second section is entitled "The Unquiet Dead: A Short Treatise," and, despite Dr. Frederick Sutherland's credentials, I'm afraid I cannot help but scoff at his findings. The walking dead, hungering for human flesh and brains? I would laugh at its findings if I weren't afraid that some young boy, like my own son Tommy, might happen across this text and be unable to sleep.
I will not comment on Dr. Alfred Jenson's letter, the third section of this No Man's Land. Suffice it to say the contents propose . . .
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Article publication date: March 31, 2000
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