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When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Hitler!
Original Synopsis:
A man's careless disregard for energy conservation puts him at odds with an obsolete war effort. The moral: “A journey of self discovery is best made on public transportation.”
Note: This piece was written before the current War on Terrorism. Bill Maher's book, When You Ride Alone, You Ride with bin Laden was inspired by the same WWII poster featured here.
The renewed conservation effort and old quasi-hymn You'll Never Walk Alone, suggest a revised moral: "However you travel, you're not allowed any damned privacy."
Synopsis:
A Krofft Superstars-inspired character is elected leader of a bloodthirsty crime syndicate.
To Learn More:
See the Wikipedia entry for H.R. Pufnstuf.
See the Wikipedia entry for Cosa Nostra.
or consult your local library.
Synopsis:
An unemployed lout speeds drunkenly through a mall parking lot.
Blurb:
A chilling study of the modern devolution of authority.
The Grand Prize Giveaway Thing Organization
Synopsis:
Suspicious strangers bring the promise of riches.
Moral:
Good luck with that.
Synopsis:
A motherless loner visits relatives who solicit his readership of an unexplained work.
Author's Note: I can't recall whether the character "Phil" was deliberately homonymic with "fill." Either way, it's up to the reader to fill what the story left open.
Synopsis:
Rowdy footballers score points with the cosmos.
Note: This piece was written before My Name is Earl engaged the same premise: Simple-minded characters embrace Karma. The fact that both this story and "Ride with Hitler" predate other works with common thematic elements prove the maxim: Unoriginality is timeless.