Zobostic - Left 2 Write

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Vintage on 5th

Notice

Be advised, if you and your wife want to

split a meal, don't eat here.

They charge $12.00 for an empty plate.

(and you don't get to keep the plate)

Attention to Detail

Working backwards...

The detective noticed a crushed-out cigarette in the ashtray.

From the lipstick residue he assumed the smoker had been female.

The amount of cigarette left unburned suggested the smoker had been in a hurry to leave.

The dark shade of lipstick, as well as the brand of cigarette told him she was a tall, brunette, had expensive taste and liked to dress well.

He noticed that the uniformed officer making the chalk outline around the body had somehow put on mismatched socks this morning. The sock on the man’s left foot was obviously not regulation.

The detective would have to include this in his report, even though he knew the uniformed officer would be written up for the infraction.

The body on the floor was that of a tall, well-dressed brunette.
She seemed to match the detective's previous assumptions.

On the last page of the detective's report he noted that even though there were No Smoking signs in every room of the museum, there were also pedestal ashtrays for the convenience of the patrons. He found this to be odd, and was concerned that it sent a mixed message.

It was the detective's partner who was presently questioning the young woman who was standing over the body with the smoking gun. He knew they would compare notes later. He didn't want to just assume that she was somehow involved.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

LSU Graduate

In 1986, Peter Davies was on vacation in Kenya after graduating from Louisiana State University.

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephant’s foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.

The elephant turned to face the man and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.