What if she stepped on a needle and it went right into her foot and Roberta would not feel it and the needle would rise and rise and rise through the veins leading up to the heart and then the needle would STAB HER IN THE HEART and Roberta would DIE and it would be VERY PAINFUL this according to nurse mother a medical expert on Freaky Ways to Croak... The mother shouted that she knew several people who died from the Rising Stab of the Unfelt Needle or RSUN she has seen cases of it many times and not ONE PERSON HAS SURVIVED IT.
Lynda BarryI do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.
Lynda BarryBut when the thing that is scaring you is already Jesus, who are you supposed to pray to?
Lynda BarryRemember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid?
Lynda BarryIf I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time.
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