Chapter 17: Sonic, Interrupted
The Corbett Report is now taking requests! Over the course of the last month or so, I've had a number of requests for the URL to this blog as well as requests to jot down some additional stories that I missed along the way.
This one here is from my new friend Jamie, who unbeknownst to me is a big fan of my blog. I never know who out there on the interwebs is following along, but I'm glad that people seem to be enjoying it. During our conversation, she also revealed to me that she used to play on one of A-Wol's softball teams.... the one that split up mid-way through the year and led to the so-called "Mutiny Team". My immediate response was, "I've always wanted to meet one of you!"
Anyways.... apparently around the time of September 11th, while the nation was still mourning, the wheels of commerce were continuing to turn. For it was at that time, that one young engineer decided to purchase a plush Sonic the Hedgehog toy (doll? play-friend? dare I say cuddle-buddy?) off of eBay.... from China or some other far-off land.
By the time Sonic the Hedgehog arrived at it's intended destination, it had been decapitated. That's right, our good friend Sonic was given a full body cavity search by customs.... through it's cotton-y little neck. Apparently, they were on the lookout for some contraband (drugs? explosives? bootleg rap tapes?) and figured that S.T.H. was a prime candidate for searching. Many might view this as overkill, but I would like to applaud these brave souls for being extra cautious and performing their due diligence.
After all, when a grown man orders a plush doll for himself, well, you just have to double-check it.
This one here is from my new friend Jamie, who unbeknownst to me is a big fan of my blog. I never know who out there on the interwebs is following along, but I'm glad that people seem to be enjoying it. During our conversation, she also revealed to me that she used to play on one of A-Wol's softball teams.... the one that split up mid-way through the year and led to the so-called "Mutiny Team". My immediate response was, "I've always wanted to meet one of you!"
Anyways.... apparently around the time of September 11th, while the nation was still mourning, the wheels of commerce were continuing to turn. For it was at that time, that one young engineer decided to purchase a plush Sonic the Hedgehog toy (doll? play-friend? dare I say cuddle-buddy?) off of eBay.... from China or some other far-off land.
By the time Sonic the Hedgehog arrived at it's intended destination, it had been decapitated. That's right, our good friend Sonic was given a full body cavity search by customs.... through it's cotton-y little neck. Apparently, they were on the lookout for some contraband (drugs? explosives? bootleg rap tapes?) and figured that S.T.H. was a prime candidate for searching. Many might view this as overkill, but I would like to applaud these brave souls for being extra cautious and performing their due diligence.
After all, when a grown man orders a plush doll for himself, well, you just have to double-check it.
posted by Mike at 3:49 PM
2 Comments:
Hello,
Jenn here. Captain of the Mutineers. Jamie sent me the link and I am thrilled to be reading along again - it makes for a good Friday afternoon! I hope you keep it up because after he moved out of Pittsfield, we had nothing to make us laugh each week. The laughter died.
Thanks Jenn... I appreciate the feedback. I had no idea about the underground phenomenon that is Andy Wolan. I wrote a lot of these a long time ago and it seems the word is finally spreading. I'll have to dig deep to come up with some more stories... I'm sure there's more in the tank somewhere.
Thanks!!
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