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Devilish Details

November 29, 2017 2 Comments

Devilish Details

By Scott Dukette

My friend Kevin once had a job de-tailing puppies. Apparently, the owners of certain dog breeds preferred them with short tails. So, they hired Kevin to do the de-tailing for them. The pay was good, but after a while, Kevin started getting weird.

Last I heard, Kevin had struck it rich and was living the Good Life somewhere in the Caribbean. Seems he’d been saving all those puppy tails and they ended up being worth a fortune on the Voodoo black market. Turns out “snakes and snails and puppy dog tails” really is a thing.

But I don’t know the details.

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  1. Knyte7 says

    November 29, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    Clever twist in a fun story.

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  2. Bobby Warner says

    November 29, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    A dirty job, but someone has to do it. Fortunately this one paid off handsomely! Good job, Scott.

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