August 5, 2005
No. 6 in a Long, Boring Series
The Life of Pinky Diablo
The cloak of learned degrees was placed on Pinky's shoulders. He thought it would bring him unearthly knowledge and provide the rungs for his social ladder. As he travelled the rough road of life, he learned that what he sought must be earned by experience and the social ladder he had imagined was actually covered in slime from the slugs working their way to the top. He washed away the slime with a bar of pink, pure soap, and vowed never to attempt the climb again.