Sam Mudd (Blogophilia 10.16)

 



In a boiler room in The Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling, MN


Rnnng!

Good Evening, and thank you for calling Devil's Quill Communications, the eternal source for life detriment. My name is Sam Mudd. How may I serve you today? You are running for political office and need to make your opponent look like he came from Hell? All politicians come from Hell and get sent back from time to time. What is the name? Oh, yes. He got recycled from our Greed department. It seems he was too good at his job, so the boss sent him back topside. Oh, you didn't believe Reincarnation is real? It is. In fact, you, yourself are a reject from our Lust department, Loverboy. You liked tasting the goods too much. We tried transferring you to Petty Revenge, but obviously, it didn't work since we are having this conversation now. Me? I'm all right. Don't you worry about me. I built up enough cred in the Lincoln Affair to keep me out of the loop a while longer. 

Anyway, I'll put this on your tab for when you get down here. It might be enough to keep you out of the ice fields next time. We'll be back in touch.


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  1. BlogophiliaSeptember 7, 2024 at 9:29 PM

    HA! Wicked good installment of Devil's Quill and oh my, how timely. "All politicians come from hell..." There was never a truer statement! KUDOS Dear Earthling!

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