The Kangaroo Express

I don’t what most folks wake up to every day, but here in the miasmic mess of Alabama, we’re treated to a relentless gusher of titillating “factoids.” Take this piece discovered in the Birmingham News, for example –

Friday, October 09, 2009

A Jefferson County convenience store was robbed Wednesday night by a gun-wielding man wearing a skeleton mask. The robber, authorities said, made his getaway on a skateboard. “It seems like Halloween is getting here early,” said sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Randy Christian.

And the name of the victim? The Kangaroo Express, of course.

Amen, and pass the remote control.

posted by Mudd