I dug under my couch cushions and found the

I dug under my couch cushions and found the remote, 75 cents, and some cheetos. But I also found an evil, staff-wielding capybara. "Can I get you something to drink?" I asked him.

The warlock capybara pulled itself from the nether region of my sofa and laughed at me malevolently, "Gin and Tonic, if you have any to spare. Seen any good movies?" As I mixed,

the curtain just tore apart. Darn! The crowd laughed. 'Stop it! This is a very Serious and Philosophical play, not a comedy!' I yelled. But the people couldn't stop laughing at the

bumbling antics of Det. Manatee's voracious ad-libs. Nobody noticed the play wasn't meant to be hilarious. Ionesco would roll in his grave, but the good detective was undercover to

solve the corruption in the blue fin tuna fishing industry. Det. Manatee was told by Chief Inspector Dugong to be careful about the increased stress and isolation from undercover w

aterbonging. Det. Manatee thought that was an odd thing for Chief Inspector Dugong to say, so he uttered the code phrase, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish?" When Dugong replied, "

Uh, Blue Fish?" Manatee P.I. knew the Chief Inspector had been dugong-napped. None but the evil Dr. Narwhal could pull off such a bold caper. "Did someone say capers?" asked

Martha,whipping out a plate of holiday hors d'oeuvres.Manatee P.I. nibbled thoughtfully on the piquant morsel, then (figuring it all out) he began to chuckle, then laughed out loud

The Ducks of Al-Hazred joined in, as did the Six Million Dollar Clam, the Bionic Wombat & all the bovines on Cattlecar Galactica - except for Commander A Llama, who frowned & spat.