Many moons ago, I recieved a mysterious letter in the mail.It was from none other than our beloved Rue. Enclosed was a metallic green plastic coin, embossed with a four leaf clover and “Luck of the Irish” (and in smaller type: made in china). Rue wrote words to the effect that he believed it was made by Seamus O’Chang.
I must say, it made me laugh. I placed the coin in a change purse and forgot about it.
Until today…
I was cleaning out my bag when I stumbled across the coin.
It occured to me that in all this time, NONE of the following has happened:
No one in my family has been eaten by an alligator OR crocodile.
I have not had a single speeding ticket.
There have been no freak ice storms in ALL of Texas this summer.
I have not been audited by the IRS.
Not a single earthquake in my town. NOT ONE.
I have not been affected by the West Nile Virus.
Not a case of Leprosy in my neighborhood.
I have not been struck by lightning. Not even the time I said “may I be struck by lightning if I am lying”. Ladies and Gentlemen… I was lying when I said I had no idea who ate the last popscycle. And was I struck by lightning? NO!
A safe has not fallen out of a 4 story building, landing on my head and killing me dead.
A giant platypus has not attacked me with a samurai sword.
Does this convince you? I think That this coin has been protecting me from evil.
I am quite sure, however, that he extends this magic charm of his to all of us here at the Dope.
Give us your testimonials. Spread the word of Rue.
p.s.
I also have one last thing to add. It does concern me a bit, truth be told. This is the honest to God truth (may I be struck by lightning if I am lying):
After I got that coin… I found out I am pregnant!
:eek:
Beware one and all.
Are you sure? Something like that could go unnoticed for weeks. Better have your doctor check your pulse.
I’m of the opinion that no matter what mysterious “lucky” tokens you’ve received through the mail, you should continue to get your weekly Monday monring Rue injections like the rest of us.
oh boy! I bet when Arnold found out he said to his doctor:
WHATCHU TALKIN’ ABOUT, WILLIS?!!
These are words from an obviously unbelieving person. I feel sorry for you when Rue reads this…
Sir?!! Oh heavens, this pregnancy thing is going to be more difficult than I thought! Next thing you’ll tell me is that I will be screaming Niee (!) during labor.
Zoe,
Now that you mention it, no one has put clogs in my dryer at midnight either. I suppose the true test of this will be ifColdfire can tell us the same thing.
I received a similar coin from Rue, and since then, I’ve not had to have any internal organs removed. Nor have I been mugged by any left-handed lion tamers. And not since has my dishwasher filled my kitchen with foam.
On the other hand, I haven’t hit the big lottery either. That’s probably just an unfortunate coincidence.
I too have received a coin fromRue (it was a penny). Since I received that penny I have not been tramped by hippos, my hair has not turned grey and I have not accidentally broken any CD cases by stepping on them. Behold the power of RUE.
Now see, I’ve never received a coin of any sort from Rue. This week, I purchased a new body wash that made me break out in an itchy rash and Trader Joe’s was out of eggplants when I went shopping yesterday.
This is the power of Rue. He holds our fates in the balance.
