Bad Machinery by John Allison for April 08, 2022

OK, now I’m afraid. Mildred, RUN!!!! Or better, punch him and then RUN!!!

I got so tired of my new phone making noises (especially in the middle of the night) I just turned off all the notification sounds.

So, because the whole “chips/crisps/fries” thing wasn’t enough: a “Mars Bar” in England is really what we in the States would call a “Milky Way” (chocolate coating over caramel and a chocolatey nougat). And outside the states, a “Milky Way” is what we call a “3 Musketeers” (chocolate over nougat). (An American “Mars” was originally chocolate over nougat and almonds, with caramel being added later.) I have no idea why they do this. (But either way, Mildred could be getting some chocolate out of this, so… really, I guess it’s still a win for her.)

But who could this mysterious young gun be who has possibly taken a fancy to Mildred, sending his heart into maximum overdrive? Guess we’ll just have to wait to find out.

Where is Sonny’s bag, stuffed in her green one?

P1: Did Shauna win or purchase a rag doll?

I think that’s the first time we get to see what was written on Lottie’s sweatshirt. “Food is Prohibited”? She must have won it at the swim park for breaking all the rules in one day.

“Beavergedden”. Now that could be a fun game. Smack a Beaver! Whack a Beaver! Eat a B….. Um, I’ll show myself out.

Beavergeddon? Shouldn’t that be Lemminggeddon? Or did the beavers build too close to a waterfall?

Oh my … the gimlet eyed girls of Takcleford.