Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Band of 2009

Malthus: Did you hear?

Kaynes: (closes his newspaper, strokes his neck beard) There's a rumor. Unsubstantiated, of course

Malthus: Oh, of course. But could it be?

*Gainsborough runs up breathlessly*

Gainsborough: I saw it on the big board! It's true! It's true!

Malthus: (excitedly) It's on the big board? Impossible! Never!

*Robespierre and Rob Van Winkle drive by. Robespierre waves a telegram*

Robespierre: Here it is! The official announcement! I received it only a few minutes ago

*Malthus chases after the car*

Malthus: Let me see! I cannot believe it! I won't believe it!

*Van Winkle stalls the car, stumbles out and falls into the river. As the current sweeps him away he yells out...*

Van Winkle: Viiiiibbb Gyooooooooooooor!

Malthus: Vib Gyor. I was afraid it was so.

Kaynes: So it ends.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Did you mean Keynes?

Jimboborazzala said...

You're assuming it's the economist. It's just a coincidence that one of the men in this awful story just happens to have a name similar to a famous economist and that another man does have the name of a famous economist.

Adrienne said...

Oh Summer's Day in the Winter, must you haunt me?!