Every day, at least 100 mothers are killed

Every day, at least 100 mothers are killed in unfortunate skiing accidents.

They are run over by snow boarders as they chase their kids screaming "don't forget to wear your helmet!" The mother's wails are often picked up by passing alien

hunchbacks, whose ears are closer to Earth than those of aliens with posture. "I hear screams," said Quasi-XK7. "Earth motherly screams." He rung the bell to alert Commander

Karl Hungus, veteran of 3 inter-galactic episodes and more than a few skirmishes with the Tsarnians. Commander Hungus arrived on scene. "Quasi-XK7, what's seems to be the problem?"

"Commander Hungus, the Tsarnians have been trading in knock-off Krellex pseudopods." Quasi-XK7's blinkie lights turned pink. "And I lost a bundle on them." Hungus st

arted to laugh then, making Quasi-XK7's lights turn even pinker. "Then the joke's on the Tsarnians," chuckled Commander Hungus, "Because actually those Krellex pseudopods hold the

mselves with such rotten regard that they'd flecker a genomancer's shovel with their pulsebranes." Commander Hungus signaled the men, The Quasi-X47's lights cooled, it turned

Bitter cold that night and the whole of humanity froze to death within 50 miles. The plane flew off by itself and was never seen again. The investigators were stunned to discover

the hat he's wearing. The Chief Detectives had bowler hats reaching to the sky. Any shorter and they were considered second in command. The hat made them.