Saturday, May 2, 2009

Consarnit!

Well, it would seem that for the meantime, the powers that be have decided to leave Tracy and Jack hanging (pardon the pun) and instead focus on the plight of Gertie and B.O.  At least now we know that Gertie didn't have to resort to biting one of the home invaders (though I don't believe that I ever seriously thought that).  It turns out that the Plenty's security system involves not only shot guns, but bear traps as well.  (Hey, it's cheaper than those electronic ones, and the traps double as an alarm since anyone who steps in one is going to cry out in pain as the jaws clamp down.  With one criminal out of the way, it would seem that there is only one more to go (not counting Ace, of course, who is staying by the car because while he wants the money back, he doesn't want to get his hands dirty).  Too bad that this guy forgot that bears have four legs.  Otherwise he would have been on the lookout for three more traps.  (It's also too bad that he didn't point that flashlight at the floor where the bear traps could be found.  If he had, he could have probably just stepped around them instead of in them.)
While Gertie is doing her best to fend off the home invaders, B.O., who is apparently seen as something of a threat, has been carted off to Iowa, and not just anywhere in Iowa, but Peosta, Iowa, near the lovely city of Dubuque, the land of corn (or hay).  It would have been helpful to have some idea of where all of the previous action had taken place, so that I could have gotten some idea of just how far they took B.O., but I guess beggars can't be choosers.  I do like the fact that B.O. exited the car with some sort of grace, and managed to execute a perfect barrel roll before landing in that pond.  I just hope he remembered to bring some change for the pay phone or a little money for bus fare, and that he's wearing sensible shoes in case he has to walk any great distance, but I suppose those thoughts should be secondary to these: I hope that he knows how to swim, and I hope he can untie himself before he drowns.

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