"Are you the government?"
He seemed surprised by the question. "Does the goverment fight evil?"
I thought about it. For some reason, the first thing that came to mind wasn't the FBI or the justice system, but my last trip to the DMV. "Well," I said, "It can."
"Lots of things can fight evil," True replied. "Cinderblocks, for example- if a cinderblock had fallen in Josef Stalin's crib, the twentieth century might have been a bit more pleasant. Even if one had, though, I doubt most people would say that the purpose of cinderblocks is to fight evil."
From Bad Monkeys, by Matt Ruff. Really good book, I just read it in collectively like, 7 or 8 hours.
He seemed surprised by the question. "Does the goverment fight evil?"
I thought about it. For some reason, the first thing that came to mind wasn't the FBI or the justice system, but my last trip to the DMV. "Well," I said, "It can."
"Lots of things can fight evil," True replied. "Cinderblocks, for example- if a cinderblock had fallen in Josef Stalin's crib, the twentieth century might have been a bit more pleasant. Even if one had, though, I doubt most people would say that the purpose of cinderblocks is to fight evil."
From Bad Monkeys, by Matt Ruff. Really good book, I just read it in collectively like, 7 or 8 hours.
thanks for the book suggestion... i'll look it up xD
However, I think my primary concern with me wearing them would be that I don't have the legs for it.
Now I want to hook up with an artist and write a comic about a crime fighting cinder block.
~J