Another illustration from our unfinished 1998 Christmas story.
5 thoughts on “Speaking With Passion and Florish”
Prime Minister Willy Wonka-Blair!
“Tell us, Mr. Wonka-Blair, how you account for your government’s astounding lack of transparency on the subject of Oompa-Loompa working conditions?”
Eric the Ex-Coworker
“They are small. I am British. Next question?”
“What is your response to accusations that your Everlasting Gobstoppers have lead to the complete collapse of the Gobstopper markets in several third-world countries? What about the workers in remote villages, out of work because there is no need for their services because your Everlasting Gobstoppers never melt away, never lose their tangy yet not-too-sweet flavor? WHAT OF THE CHILDREN, MR. WONKA-BLAIR?”
Eric the Ex-Coworker
“They are delicious when coated in honey and slow roasted in a brick oven.”
Prime Minister Willy Wonka-Blair!
“Tell us, Mr. Wonka-Blair, how you account for your government’s astounding lack of transparency on the subject of Oompa-Loompa working conditions?”
Eric the Ex-Coworker
“They are small. I am British. Next question?”
“What is your response to accusations that your Everlasting Gobstoppers have lead to the complete collapse of the Gobstopper markets in several third-world countries? What about the workers in remote villages, out of work because there is no need for their services because your Everlasting Gobstoppers never melt away, never lose their tangy yet not-too-sweet flavor? WHAT OF THE CHILDREN, MR. WONKA-BLAIR?”
Eric the Ex-Coworker
“They are delicious when coated in honey and slow roasted in a brick oven.”
That’s genius.
Eric the Ex-Coworker