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I Think I’ve Got That New Disease I’ve Seen Advertised

I Think I’ve Got That New Disease I’ve Seen Advertised
By Kieron Mcfadden

To: Lucifer Beelzebub, CEO, Grimm Reaper Pharmaceuticals.
From: Ruth Less, CEO. Ruth Less Disease Promotions Inc

Dear Mr. Beelzebub,

Are you looking for a way to monetize the green goo your research labs concocted last year but no-one has yet found a use for?

Well, have no fear because here at Disease Promotions Inc, we have the solution!!

If you have several tons of nondescript fluid taking up space in the warehouse, don’t rush to dump it because you may well be dumping a fortune in easy profits. The good news is, you can recycle your green goo into greenbacks! All you need is some intelligent marketing and single-minded dedication to the art of making money from old rope.

Let us package, promote and market your goo for you, using the latest breakthrough in pharmaceutical marketing: ADE, the Animal Disease Epidemic.

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The Couple’s Delight and the Giant’s Regret

The Couple’s Delight and the Giant’s Regret
By Andy Alt / Mental Dimensions

Tue February 10, 2009

Once upon a great long time ago there was sand upon the land. The ground wasn’t so far away, and upon that dirt there was a man who stood upright, as most men do, when they’re not drunk or taking a bath. He looked about the sky for the sun and soon found it, hanging there like a demented moon who thinks she’s a sun. After the man found the sun using his eyes, he realized that in the past he’d made wiser choices than looking at something so very bright and painfully blinding.

As with all wise men, he quickly learned from his mistake, and because he was blind and wise, he never bothered himself to look at the sun again.

A few days after some clocks changed hands, he was cured of his blindness by magical forces and technology from the future.

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My desire to promote psychiatric medication and their positive effects

By Andy Alt / Mental Dimensions

March 1, 2009

It may seem strange reading this on my blog, but I wanted to take the time to write about all the good that medications can do, and their positive effects. Some people may think that my brain has been affected by subliminal messages in the manufacturers’ advertisements, but because I’m currently consuming and withdrawing from all of these pharmaceutical drugs outlined below, I’m reasonably confident that my head is clear and my mind as sane as it ever was.

Effexor effectively treats my symptoms, and is effective at treating everything the manufacturer claims it can treat.

Wellbutrin makes me feel well, generally speaking.

Ambien surrounds me with a pleasant ambience, so I feel calm and relaxed, allowing me to sleep normally and naturally at night.
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Night at the Beach | Humor

Night at the Beach
By Andy Alt / Mental Dimensions

July 12, 2008 – I was sitting on the beach and happened to notice the sun. It was setting, and it was both colorful and awe-inspiring. I decided to walk toward the sun to touch it; I stopped short, however, struck by a sudden temporary bout of logic and blindness in both eyes.

A rest may help my eyes, I thought. Following that line of reasoning, I laid down to sleep, perchance to do up some nightmares. I must have blacked out, because I later woke up with no memory of what I had been doing. I awoke to find myself very tired and extremely horizontal. Continue reading ‘Night at the Beach | Humor’

War with No Battlefield

War with no Battlefield
By Andy Alt / Mental Dimensions

Jun 3, 2006 – I wrote this yesterday using strange devices known as a pen and paper. Today I used advanced alien technology to type it into my computer. The story below is not funny, nor is it finished. I’m hoping that someone will finish it because I’m curious to see how it ends. Other than being incomplete, it’s kind of in the spirit of Mount Solation, a story I wrote last year. Continue reading ‘War with No Battlefield’

The Hammerman

The Hammerman
Owen “The Two of Clubs” Abbott
01 Mar 2006

He was wrapped in a white bed sheet. A ghostly mask covered his face.

Walter entered the bank.

“OoOoOoOoOo! I am the Poltergeist! Fear me!” he yelled. “Give me all
your money or I shall haunt you all forever!”

The teller stared at him blankly. He sipped his coffee, and then he asked, “Is this
a joke?”

“OoOoOoO! You have incurred the poltergeist’s wrath!”

Walter grabbed the man’s coffee and spilled it on the desk.

“Hey… I was drinking that…”

Walter picked up a chair and threw it across the room, he flipped a table over, a man
walked into the bank, and Walter pushed him back out.

“Why are you doing these things?” asked the teller.

“OoOoOoOoO!!!”

The situation was hopeless. There was only one thing the teller could do, he had to
call the police.

He picked up his phone and began dialing, but “the poltergeist” saw him, ripped
the phone from the wall, and threw it out a window.

He looked at the teller, his face inches away.

“…OoOoOoOoOoO…” he said.

The situation was truly hopeless now; the teller had no choice but to give in.

He turned around and looked at the vault. Inside was a precious ton of gold bullion…

The sound of glass shattering made him jump!

He and the poltergeist both turned around to see what happened.

On the floor there was a hammer, a man crawled inside through the smashed window.

The teller looked at the man. t wasn’t just any man. It was…

The Hammerman!

He had always seen him in commercials for Jackson Hammers, he had seen him on the covers of
magazines and in newspapers, but this was the first time the teller had seen him in person!

His clothes were a dark shade of gray, he wore a shiny black helmet, kneepads, and elbow
pads. He always wore a black backpack full of hammers.

He was amazing!

“You won’t be getting away this time, poltergeist!”

The poltergeist
gasped, “The Hammerman! My arch nemesis! How did you know I was here? Well… No matter. This time it is YOU who will not be getting away!”

“You’re all talk, poltergeist! Let’s see what you’ve got!”

The poltergeist threw a chair at the Hammerman, it hit him squarely in the chest and he
fell into the wall.

Could it be!? The Hammerman was in peril! He couldn’t get up!

The teller was compelled to help! He started moving in the direction of the collapsed Hammerman, but the Hammerman weakly looked at him and
winked. Apparently he had a plan.

The poltergeist walked to the collapsed Hammerman.

“It seems you’ve grown weak, Hammerman! Now it’s time to finish you off! Any
last words?”

“Yeah. One…” the Hammerman’s voice was weak. The poltergeist bent over to
hear him.

“Hiyah!!!”

Something slipped from his sleeve and into his hand, a shiny new hammer! He hit the
poltergeist hard on the foot with it.

“Ow! My foot! The one place where I can be weakened! My Achilles heel!… I mean Achilles foot! It’s broken! Oh what a world, what a world…”

The poltergeist fell over in pain.

The Hammerman stood up. “My work here is done!” he declared, and in an instant he was gone.

Castle Fatuus

Castle Fatuus
By Owen “The Two of Clubs” Abbott
01 Mar 2006

Here he was, at last! There have been times when he doubted himself, times when he believed he would die on the treacherous journey, times when he wanted to turn back, but here he was now! At the foot of the terrible mountain in the scorched lands.

At the top of the mountain he saw it: the final destination of his quest. Castle Fatuus. It was both great and terrible. Ignis gazed upon it, and it malevolently seemed to gaze back. Inside, it was said to be a labyrinthine world fraught with danger, the world of Castle Fatuus. Continue reading ‘Castle Fatuus’

Happy Meals Combat Depression and Anger | Humor

Happy Meals Combat Depression and Anger
By Andy Alt / Mental Dimensions

Sep 21, 2005 – I told my psychiatrist that I didn’t want to take any more antidepressants. I probably confused him when I shouted, “I just can’t take it anymore!” We discussed alternatives and I decided that the right combination of Happy Meals and “Happy Days” episodes might be a suitable substitute. He profusely disagreed with my reasoning, so I killed him. Afterward, I bought a Happy Meal Continue reading ‘Happy Meals Combat Depression and Anger | Humor’

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