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02. The End of the World and How I Finally
Met Natalie Portman
The sun fell from the sky on a crisp autumn day. Gone. Just like that.
The grapes went bad and there was no wine this year. Gone were the good times.
@itsgreektoyou
13-Mar-12, 11:56 am
My bed was not in my house.
@yahkeema
13-Mar-12, 9:31 pm
It was next to the river.
@rmattgarcia
13-Mar-12, 9:47 pm
Thankfully there was tequila. I woke the next morning hungover with a peacock in my bed.
@RenOToner
13-Mar-12, 9:22 pm
The peacock pecked at my hand, no doubt expecting payment for its carnal doomsday comfort.
@kevinwakeup
13-Mar-12, 10:15 pm
He pecked. I looked around. A river. A log. Pine trees. And a gun.
@WhatChrisLikes
14-Mar-12, 3:22 pm
I thought it strange that the peacock felt it needed a gun, but chose not to say anything for fear of offending...
@faris
14-Mar-12, 3:40 pm
how well the holster suited his natty plumage.
@SophiaWetherell
14-Mar-12, 4:03 pm
I tried to recall details of the night before... it all started at Jimmy's cabin.
@azulestey
14-Mar-12, 3:59 pm
Jimmy's cabin smelled of maple syrup, pipe tobacco and months of loneliness.
@mmusick
14-Mar-12, 4:56 pm
Suddenly, a thump was heard from behind Jimmy's fireplace. Followed by a muffled yell.
@fibars
15-Mar-12, 12:23 am
And with that, Santa had arrived, albeit early.
@kemellis
15-Mar-12, 11:06 pm
"Ho, ho, ho!" he yelled, with a vengeful look in his eyes. .
@jamieparfitt
16-Mar-12, 9:30 am
He smelled of cigarettes and bourbon.
@vangould
17-Mar-12, 10:33 am
But my eyes saw what my nose could not. Death incarnate. A necklace of teeth. A trident in his hand.
@kevinwakeup
17-Mar-12, 2:21 pm
It's time to get out of here!
@steph_king
18-Mar-12, 8:37 pm
Fleeing from the cabin, I came to a lake where Natalie Portman and a peacock were paddling.
@rfletchr
19-Mar-12, 1:41 pm
Such gorgeous creatures shouldn't be in this hellish place. I yelled for her to come closer.
@Tobiadaughter
20-Mar-12, 2:57 pm
I told her that I liked her peacock. She smiled back and yelled out thank you!
@rmattgarcia
20-Mar-12, 3:52 pm
Right as she did Santa knocked me out with his trident..
@rmattgarcia
20-Mar-12, 3:53 pm
Natalie yelled out did you get him? Santa replied yes.
@rmattgarcia
20-Mar-12, 3:53 pm
The End
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