Sunday, October 30, 2011

In which the Irate Alien makes a new friend . . .

I was walking down the street the other day when I happened upon an escaped pygmy slow loris . . .

. . . It appeared lost and disoriented, but after chasing it for about an hour, I finally managed to capture it. Despite being bitten and scratched by the enraged primate, I delivered him to the authorities. The police--having only limited experience with members of the family Lorisidae--charged me with his care and he became my ward. At which point (and here's where this story starts to get weird) he told me to call him Ishmael..........