{"id":7599,"date":"2012-05-24T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snarkitupfuzzball.nexiliscom.com\/?p=7599"},"modified":"2012-05-24T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:27:30","slug":"well-that-narrows-things-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarkitupfuzzball.nexiliscom.com\/?p=7599","title":{"rendered":"Well, that narrows things down!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark’s been in the woods, looking for clues that might exonerate his fishing pal from the MURDER! of a rival fishing camp owner.\u00a0 Of course, the folks at The Comics Curmudgeon<\/em> have been offering their help.\u00a0 What could<\/strong> have Mark found in the woods?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biv Alves<\/em> offers a Mighty, Mighty Non-comprehensive List of Things Mark Might Have Just Found:<\/p>\n

\n

.30-06 shell casing with Gene\u2019s thumbprint on it
\n.30-06 shell casing with the Widow Chavez\u2019s thumbprint on it
\n.30-06 shell casing with Andy\u2019s paw-print on it
\n.30-06 shell casing with Lucky Buck\u2019s hoof-print on it
\nA contact lens
\nHis wallet
\nA used condom
\nTwo used condoms
\nTwo turntables and a microphone
\nTwo gelflings in a walnut shell
\nA raccoon chained to a log
\nA broken arrow tipped with a .30-06 bullet
\nA blowgun modified to use .30-06 ammunition
\nA fully functioning and anatomically correct Type I Mark Trail, complete with emotion chip, buried in in peat since the end of the Pleistocene
\nThe Axis Mundi
\nThe Rainbow Bridge
\nYoda
\nJimmy Hoffa\u2019s mummified jimmy
\nFunky Winkerbean<\/em>\u2018s sense of fun and whimsy
\nIT IS RUSTY!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Horace Broom<\/em>‘s valuable insights:<\/p>\n

Barney Google
\nA slingshot designed to fire a .30-06 bullet
\nA slingshot designed to fire a .30-06 bullet with Dennis Mitchell\u2019s thumbprint on it
\nThe missing episodes of Doctor Who<\/em>
\nThe missing episodes of Sunday Night At The London Palladium<\/em>
\nPeter Parker\u2019s heroism
\nWOLVES <\/em>!<\/strong>
\nThe Unnamed Token Gay Guys \u201ccelebrating\u201d that they were allowed to the prom
\nSummer and Kiesha \u201ccelebrating\u201d that they were allowed to the prom
\nCherry and Kelly \u201ccelebrating\u201d that they were allowed to the prom
\nTwo carnivorous slugs (that may or may not be \u201ccelebrating\u201d that they were allowed to the prom)
\nRex Morgan\u2019s understanding of the Hippocratic Oath and\/or medicine
\nA rare orchid
\nA rare orchid that the dead body apparently landed on and killed
\nA note from Gene\u2019s mother, excusing him from ridiculous plotlines<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Biv Alves<\/em>‘ further speculations (Biv in en fuego!<\/em>):<\/p>\n

Also, unmodified, original-cut editions of the original Star Wars<\/em> trilogy on Blu-Ray
\nA mint copy of the premier January 3, 1977 newspaper Spider-Man<\/em> strip showing him being bitten by a radioactive jackass
\nA partially submerged 1966 Chevy Sportline van covered in faded psychedelic flowers containing the skeletal remains of two men, a woman, a hermaphrodite, and a Great Dane.
\nMark\u2019s libido
\nA bird\u2019s nest containing a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged somewhere by a childless songbird<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Der Schn\u00e4rk\u00efn\u00e4t\u00f6r adds:<\/cite><\/p>\n

A pair of balls with little red hearts painted on them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Dennis <\/em>contributes More Things Mark Might Have Just Found:<\/p>\n

The 1987 Denver Broncos
\nCthulhu
\nThe Good version of Godfather Part 3
\nThe giant Steve Allen pog from that one episode of The Simpsons
\nALF pogs
\npogs with pictures of .30-06 shells
\nBecky\u2019s other arm
\nThe Lost episode of Bonanza where Hoss puts on a dress and starts singing \u201cput on your old grey bonnet with a bow.\u201d
\n27 tags to John Cena<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

And Illustrator Steve<\/em> is a tad more succinct (and highly likely):<\/p>\n

TWO SKELETONS WEARING UPS UNIFORMS TIED TO TREE STUMPS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whew!<\/em><\/strong> While I came to the conclusion that Mark’s discovery just HAD TO BE one of these, today’s strip genuinely seems to be zeroing in on the suspect:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Can you imagine how much more quickly Mark could solve these mysteries and return home to his beloved Cherry Rusty<\/del> Pancakes, if he’d only listen to US?!?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Oh, and the folks at CC are some of the funniest people in the world!)
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