it seemed like a good idea at the time
it was science
and
they were to be
our class pets
i ordered the eggs from smithsonian
sea monkeys
aka
triops
aka
prehistoric sea monsters
i heeded the warnings
and got the kinders
very excited
and
followed the directions
exactly
then we waited
for them to hatch
their birthday
was to be
in three days
and
then
nothing happened
and
still
nothing happened
the eggs
had failed to hatch
and we
said goodbye to them
and i
ceremoniously
flushed their water
down the toilet
then
today
there was an ‘incident’
when one of my colleagues
was using the restroom in the hallway
first
strange noises were heard
then
a volcanic eruption
of color
and
water
and
who knows what
happened
and
she ran away
shrieking
and then
the experts
were called in
an out of order sign went up
and
there were men
and tools
and water
and i guess
prehistoric sea monster fighting weapons
of some sort
and now
i picture them
somehow
having
come to life
mutating
giants
and
taking over
the entire sewer system
but
it could
just be a coincidence
i hope.
——–
there are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
-andre gide
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
You had nothing at all to do with it. Pure coincidence. Absolutely. Building’s probably built over a prehistoric dried ocean bed or something. Not your fault…nope.
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good thing! just reminded me of those old urban legends of the flushed alligators mutating and running rampant in the sewers! )
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They have been spotted in all of the Great Lakes, Beth! Oh my goodness, what have you wrought with your one flush!! ))
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exactly!! )
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What a monstrous story!
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it is! )
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No?! Seriously???? This was too funny! Kinda reminded me of when “The Princess” got her aquarium filter wedged in her toilet the day before all our guests arrived for the Christmas holiday! Needless to say, Lucie here wasn’t feelin’ so “kindly toward her Highness”!! :)
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yes! hahahahahahaha – that is great!
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Absolutely hysterical, Beth. I way dying with laughter with each new line of your story. Most excellent! :lol:
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You are so busted!
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yes!
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I create toilet monsters every day. And I can’t believe I am the only person so far to make a crack like that!
They’re all floating down there……
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i have no words, you are a dangerous man! )
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Stank you. Stank you very much.
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Oh my goodness, when i think of all the experiments that must be flushed down the toilet every day… who knows what is lurking at the bottom of the ocean waiting for the right moment… we must be prepared!
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yes! )
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loved it :)
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thanks, jeff )
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That’s one science experiment no one will soon forget! :)
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so true, lorna )
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Cool post as always. I’ve been to the Smithsonian. The Puffy shirt was my highlight.
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thanks, and yes!!
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lol1 That’s great. I like your imagination.
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ha! thanks –
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This is fantastic! My daughters class “grew” these strange critters a few years ago. They actually creep me out. Sea monkeys? Cool, teeny, fun to watch. These things? Too big, they’re like roaches. And now they’re loose in the sewers! Like prehistoric ninja turtles! Let’s hope they don’t organise!
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ha! exactly )
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