Off the Couch: How I Saved Civilisation

Posted on November 18, 2014 Updated on November 27, 2018

In the ideal office, each and every drone would take messages. As it is, most simply leave them lying around, thus endangering the safety and security of all.

Not me. I safeguard civilisation by collecting, from desktops and drawers, these incendiary scraps of paper, which I publish on the internet as a service to society.

Here, then, is a message I removed from a desk today. Brace yourself…

Now that’s how you take a message!

This entry was posted in life, personal history and tagged satire.

One thought on “Off the Couch: How I Saved Civilisation”

Frightening to the Power of X « timm in type said:
February 26, 2015 at 9:59 pm

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‘Yes, yes,’ said the therapist, briskly. ‘It’s an open-and-shut case. You’ve lost your identity and the new you doesn’t need teeth.’

She cast an eye over the wolf’s lithe figure.

‘Just out of curiosity, what do you eat?’

‘Shakes, mostly,’ said the wolf. ‘It’s a complete diet, only minus the children.’

‘Might be worth a try,’ murmured the therapist. ‘My sister’s getting married next month, you know, and I’d like to be looking my best.’

‘You go grrrl,’ said the wolf, giving her knee a squeeze.

From A Tale With Teeth (Part 1): Putting the Bite Back into Fairy Stories (November 9, 2014)