24 July 2008

Stories from the Land of Diana, #1

What was in The Freezer

I’d heard of Rednecks, and thought I knew at least a little about their strange ways, but my confidence was quickly shattered in a brief and significant instant.

Avery: hey, look, it’s still in the freezer, and it’s solid!

Me: huh, what is it?

Avery: look at it!

[at this point I took the medium-sized zip lock bag from Avery to look at “it”]

Me: what is it? [again]

Avery: it’s a mole

[I still wasn’t quite sure what I was holding]

Me: a mole?

Avery: yeah

[I looked at the clouded bag again, this time more closely and suddenly noticed the claws, a face, the body…]

Me: Aaah! It’s a mole!

Avery: that’s what I said

Me: why is there a mole in your freezer? Why?

Avery: I dunno. It’s just there.

Me: buy why? [my logic-loving mind strained to find some reason for having a mole in one’s freezer]

Lauren: Paige, haven’t you heard of Rednecks? You don’t need a reason. It’s just there.

*sigh* I guess I will never understand. And I don’t imagine that I will ever want to.

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