Book Excerpt for the Day

    To say that Effrom was not a particularly good cook was an understatement akin to saying that genocide is not a particularly effective public relations strategy.  He had decided that Tater Tots would provide as good a meal as anything, without challenging his culinary abilities.  He read the cooking instructions carefully, then did some simple mathematics to expedite the preparation: twenty minutes at 375 degrees would mean only eleven minutes at 575 degrees.  The results of his calculation resembled charcoal briquettes with frozen centers, but because he was in a hurry to get to bed, he drowned the suffering Tots in catsup and ate them anyway.  Little did he know that their spirits would return carrying nightmare images of the zeppelin attack.

(from Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore)


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