'John waved his hand in a circle and then threw invisibly gnome dandruff at Mark. "I hereby strip you of the ability to perceive cartoons." "What the hell does that mean?" "Just what I said. Until you apologise for what you did, your eyes may look at cartoons, and your ears may listen to them, but they will make no sense to you. Cartoons will be nothing more to you than abstract shapes bouncing about to garbled noises." "That's so stupid, John." "Is it really? You won't think so when you come crawling to me, begging to be able to apprehend cartoons again." "This is fucked up. I'm going back to work.'
- quoted from Douglas Coupland's most recent offering, 'JPod'. read it and made me think of you. That, and gay porn.
"Otters are very playful and are frequently seen. They are often seen floating on their backs with their paws extended out of the water soaking up sunrays, sliding on their bellies playfully, performing water acrobatics or chattering to their neighbors. Their relaxed and happy attitude about life reminds those to whom the otter spirit splashes to laugh and enjoy life to its fullest. "
