OK, forum buddy Rudy Flores from Palestine, behind the Pine Curtain, has called me out. <img src="http://tdcaa.infopop.net/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR><BR>WHICH DO YOU THINK IS CREEPIER:<BR><BR>1. THE SUGICALLY SEVERED PORTION OF THE CAT (HEAD AND FOREQUARTERS) FOUND ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE SIDEWALK TO THE HON. JUDGE SUSAN CRISS'S HOME. AS YOU MAY RECALL, JUDGE CRISS PRESIDED OVER THE TRIAL OF EXONERATED HEAD-CUTTER-OFFER AND MULTIMILLIONAIRE BOB DURST.<BR><BR>OR<BR><BR>2. THE FACT THAT A JUDGE IN ANOTHER STATE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF USING A PETER PUMP ON HIMSELF DURING TRIALS.SURGICALLY SEVERED CAT HEAD AND LEGSJUDGE'S SELF-ABUSEMENT DEVICE

Think of yourself as a writer for Letterman or Stewart. Given these two stories, which one is a basis for comedy, as opposed to the basis for a CSI episode? While I'm no subscriber to "Cat Fancy" magazine, doing that to any animal is creepy, disturbing and vile. And though the subject matter of cases being heard during pumping may have injected an unfortunate solemn element to the judge's case, the juvenile sense of humor within me simply can't get past giggling about it.

BTW, Greg, I assume "self-abusement" is an intentional Freudian play on words. In which case, I must say "well done." Trying to weave the yarn with references to foxes and onesself might have been overreaching.

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