This is the fourth most embarrassing story of my life:
Approximately a quarter of a century ago, I got a severe sunburn at the beach in LA–the kind where, days later, your entire skin begins sort of bubbling, and, twenty-five years later, you’re still on the look-out for skin cancer. I was an indoorsy chick from the Midwest; what did I know from beach hazards? Well, we went to a science fiction con during the weekend that I first began to be able to move around a little without whimpering in pain. I went to whatever panel had the best air conditioning. So I’m sitting about halfway back in the audience trying to ignore my itchy legs, but finally couldn’t help myself and just reached down and began skinning myself in huge long strips, which I wadded up and pocketed until I could reach a wastebasket. I figured nobody would notice; when I had sat down, there was nobody in the rear half of the room.
When the panel ended I discovered that Poul and Karen Anderson were sitting directly behind me.
margueritem about 15 years ago
Ha Ha ha! I love it! And you know Pierre will eat it!
fairportfan about 15 years ago
Donna is still turning into Mona…
ejcapulet about 15 years ago
I LOVE Donna’s face in the second-to-last panel! Poor Pierre, those girls are so mean to him!
Sisyphos about 15 years ago
I have no pity for Pierre, the mooching scalawag! But, bletch! That is so nasty!
The missing M. Smokey about 15 years ago
Looks like Donna addressed the jar to the recipient.
lippone about 15 years ago
Gross, but funny as hell!!!! ;>)
Kosher71 about 15 years ago
I just threw-up in my mouth , a little .
davidp71 about 15 years ago
Does this fall into the realm of cannibalism? I LOVE the expression in the penultimate panel. This strip is just awesome!
lisa4romMpls about 15 years ago
So gross - but soooo funny!
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 15 years ago
Donna is definitely turning into Mona.
This is really interesting.
I hope this story line continues, with Mona eventually returning to Hawaii!
whardin1960 about 15 years ago
Hey! I called this days ago!
4deerinmyyard about 15 years ago
This is the fourth most embarrassing story of my life:
Approximately a quarter of a century ago, I got a severe sunburn at the beach in LA–the kind where, days later, your entire skin begins sort of bubbling, and, twenty-five years later, you’re still on the look-out for skin cancer. I was an indoorsy chick from the Midwest; what did I know from beach hazards? Well, we went to a science fiction con during the weekend that I first began to be able to move around a little without whimpering in pain. I went to whatever panel had the best air conditioning. So I’m sitting about halfway back in the audience trying to ignore my itchy legs, but finally couldn’t help myself and just reached down and began skinning myself in huge long strips, which I wadded up and pocketed until I could reach a wastebasket. I figured nobody would notice; when I had sat down, there was nobody in the rear half of the room.
When the panel ended I discovered that Poul and Karen Anderson were sitting directly behind me.
pschearer Premium Member about 15 years ago
4deer: Thanks for that story. Hilarious! If that didn’t inspire Poul to write a horror story, he doesn’t deserve to be a scifi legend.
steelersneo about 15 years ago
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, Tasty!!!
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 15 years ago
Mr. Peabody, get in your wayback machine and get out of here!
AgProv almost 12 years ago
Sick. Nasty. Gross.
Well done, Jen!